STEMS AND SHOOTS. 
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stems grow in that way. Presently I will show 
you that some plants have stems 
in the ground^ hidden from sight. 
'^But first tell me of whq.t 
use the stems above ground 
seem to be to the plant." 
4. ^^They hold up the leaves 
and flowers/' said Frank. 
''Yes/' said his father, ''and 
by them the plant food is carried 
from one part of the plant to 
another. Now I will tell you 
of one great difference between 
stems and roots. Stems have 
huds which give out leaves and 
branches, but roots never have 
buds." 
5. " A palm-tree has not any branches, except 
the one which 
holds its bunch 
of flowers/' 
said Jane, who 
had been lis- 
tening all the 
time. 
'P];]^^^;, IS bC" Riiiiner of Strawberry, showing (a) the parent plant, and 
(b) its offshoot produced at the end of the runner S. 
cause a stem 
or branch can only grow from a bud," said her 
Germination of Bean 
Plant. 1, Below ground ; 
2, above ground. 
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