THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
CHIEF GRASS FEATURES. '' The chief features of a grass plait are the fine roots which absorb moisture and minerals from the earth, Jeavos which digest these inorganic materials and convert them to organic. and at the same time extract food from the air and sunlight; and the Ibard straw which supports the flower and later the seed. From a study of the roots one can discover whether that particular plant is suited to dry or moist conditions, and in some species the main roots, also give bn indication of whether the leaf will be of high or low nutritive value. If the roots are long, with the hair-like fibrous roots developed principally at the extremities, the grass is suited, to dry Roils. Where the fine-food-gathering roots shoot from just under the crown and do not extend to any great depth, the plant will thrive only in more moist, eondjjtions. T'np-i.fco.tkd ynrieitieb, which are more common amongstclovers and shrubs than among true, grasses, are designed to thrive ini. very loose soil in which the water level is at considerable depth below the surface. —North Island Farmer.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1930, Page 4
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189THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1930, Page 4
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