LESSON 3.] GROWTH OF THE PLANT FRpM THE SEED. 



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produce additional stems, that is, branches. The branching plant 

 we will consider in the next Lesson. 



36. The subjoined figures (Fig. 47) give a view of some forms 

 of simple-stemmed vegetation. The figure in the foreground on 

 the left represents a Cycas (wrongly called in the conservatories 

 Sago Palm). Behind it is a Yucca (called Spanish Bayonet at the 

 South) and two Cocoanut Palm-trees. On the right is some Indian 

 Com, and behind it a Banana. 



