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the opposite or organically upper end, its Apex; the portion 

 lying between the two extremities, its Body ; the portion 

 where leaves are borne, a Node ; and the interval between 

 two nodes, an Internode. (See Fig. 9.) 



' Base. 



Parts op the stbmJ Body \ ;° es - 



I Internodes. 

 . Apex. 



Section 2. TEXTURE OF STEMS. 

 The texture of stems is also either weak and delicate, as 

 in the Asagao (Fig. 9) and Nadzuna (Fig. 5), or strong and 

 hard, as in the Akamatsu (Fig. 1) and Sakura (Fig. 2) ; when 

 weak and delicate, the stem is said to be Herbaceous, and 

 when strong and hard, it is said to be Woody. 

 m ( Herbaceous. 



Texture of stems 



I Woody. 



Section 8. DURATION OF STEMS. 

 The duration of stems is also various in different plants : 

 some die the same year in which they are developed, as in 

 the Asagao (Fig. 9) and Kiuri ; some die the second year, as 

 in the Daikon (Fig. 6) and Ninjin; and others live for 

 many years, as in the Akamatsu (Fig. 1) and Sakura (Fig. 2). 

 Those which die the same year are said to be Annual; 

 those which die the second year Biennial ; and the others 

 which live for many years Perennial. 



i Annual. 



Duration of stems | "Biennial. 



V Perennial. 



Section 4. KINDS OF STEMS. 

 The stem is also various according to the medium in 

 which it lives and the position from which it originates, so 

 that it may be classified in two ways. 



