Excerpt from The Philosophical Magazine and Journal, Vol. 45: Comprehending the Various Branches of Science, the Liberal and Fine Arts, Geology, Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerce; For January, February, March, April, May, and June, 1815 The real sand plant very frequently possesses a black, dry, and shrivelled root, which sends up but little nourishment except 'at its first shooting: when it is an annual, it is often discovered with its root half decayed, as if having conveyed the seeds to this their proper destination, at the summit of the plant: the root was no longer wanted, but to yield that trifling degree of sap required to support the stem; all its other juices and nourish ment proceeding from the cuticle of the leaf. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.