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The functions of the woody tissue of plants

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1057. The functions of the woody tissue of plants, Dr. Lindley observes, 'are to give strength to the vegetable fabric, and to serve as a medium for the passage of fluid from the upper to the lower extremities.' (Elements of Botany, p. 6.)