The First Book of Farming

by C. L. Goodrich

FIG. 6.
A radish root, from which the stored food has been used to help produce a crop of seeds.
Notice the spindle shaded seed-vessels.[ToList]

FIG. 7.
A sweet-potato root producing new plants.[ToList]

We have now learned five important things that roots do for plants, namely:

Roots hold plants firmly in place.

They absorb water from the soil for the plants.

They absorb food from the soil for the plants.

Some roots store food for the future use of the plant.