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Show Boots With Air Chambers. In the Sunderbands, a tract cf 1 tne Ganges delta, largo numbers ot tne trees are provided with curious root suckers, consisting of woody processes growing upwarr1 at irregular points al ong the course or the roots, and projecting project-ing one to three feet above ground. The object of these suckers is to protect the trt e from the uprooting effect of winds. Thsy also contain air chambers for the aei ation of the roots, but never produce buds, and cease to grow when the apex hai reached the level of the highest 6pnng tides. St Louis Post-Dispactb, |