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year, either in the root or underground stem, as in beet, 
carrot, turnip; during the second season it flowers and 
seeds. 
A perennial is a plant which lives and sometimes blossoms 
year after year; its roots may be perennial, but very often 
they last only two years, and growth then proceeds from the 
underground stem. Some perennials flower every year, 
others only occasionally. 
Rootstocks must not be confused with roots : they are. 
underground stems, and will be discussed later, — : 
