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dish. Constant movements of this character are in progress 

 in the plant. Note the amount of water drawn into the central 



Fig. 28. — Transverse section of a root through the zone of root-hairs. After Frank. 



cavity of the potato, and the change in level of the liquid in 

 the dish (Fig. 27). 



46. Structure of an absorbing root Examine the 



roots of a seedling grown in a germinator, with a magnification 

 of about sixty. Numerous root-hairs, consisting of tubular 



