tem and also peeling down apiece of the bark, note that it has passed through thewoody portion of the stem only; the pith, cambiumlayer, and bark will not have been reddened. Expt. 19. Underground Stems.—Collect and make drawings of rhizomes of the ginger and iris; tubers of(C 282) 3 34 COMPANION… … Fig. 12.—The Potato Plant, showing tubers Expt. 20. Edible Portion of Cassava.—Observe thatthe tuberous or fleshy root of the cassava has no buds,and is therefore a root. Expt. 21. Edible Portion of Sweet Potato.—Deter-mine by examination and experiment whether the edibleportion of a sweet potato…
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