CHAPTER I. 



THE BOOT. 



The Eoot is that part of the axis which never hears 

 leaves ; it usually grows downwards. 



Section 1. PARTS OF THE ROOT. 



The organically lower end of the root is called its Base ; 



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



portion lying between the two extremities, its Body. 



(See Fig. 5.) 



■Base. 



PAETS OP THE ROOT • Body. 



Apex. 



Section 2. TEXTURE OF ROOTS. 

 The texture of roots is Fig. 6. 



either ,weak and delicate, 

 as in the Daikon (Pig. 6), 

 Ninjin (Daucus carota), 

 and Kabura (Brassica 

 campestris), or strong 

 and hard, as in the Mume, 

 Akamatsu (Pinics densi- 

 flora), and Sakura (Fig. 2). 

 When weak and delicate 

 the root is said to be 

 Herbaceous, and when 

 strong and hard it is said 

 to be Woody. 



I Herbaceous. 



Texture or roots 



1 Woody. 



Fie. 6. — Daikon (Raphanus sativus). 



