Bui. 1451, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate 4 
Roots and Rhizomes of Barberry 
A.— Root system of a small escaped barberry bush 
B.— Rhizome from which two new shoots (a and b) have developed. This rhizome, also shown 
in Plate 5, is smallest near its point of origin (o) and bears fibrous roots near the base of 
the aerial shoots (a and b) 
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