FULL-GROWN 

Fie. 83. Fibrous roots of bean. 
form the root system 
of that plant.. Where 
the roots are many 
and all more or less 
slender, the system 1s 
fibrous, or the plant 
is said to have fr 
brous roots, as in the 
clover, the maize, 
wheat, grasses, etc. 
Where one or more 
of the roots are stout 
and fleshy, the system 
is fleshy, or the plant 
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branches, only it goes down- 
ward. ‘The dandelion is a good 
example. The turnip, carrot, 
and beet also have taproots. 
The root system. ‘The roots of 
a plant, with all their branches, 

Fic. 84. Air roots of ivy. 
