1^8 Roots 



not reached perhaps a quarter its proper size for want 

 of water, will be quite bitter ; and the reason seems to be 

 that the salts, which would have been enough for a large 

 cabbage, are compressed into a very small one. Or, in 

 other words, the roots have not been able to find 

 enough -water to dilute the food which they have 

 gathered, as well as to keep pace with the transpiration 

 of the leaves, and to allow of their proper growth. 



