[DOC] [TLE] Gardening: What Are Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes ... [PAR] Flower bulbs come in these forms: true bulbs, corm, tuber, tuberous root, and ... 
True bulbs have new bulbs, called offsets, which form from the basal plate. ... Old 
rings on the outside are used up, but the true bulb itself persists from year to year. 
... food reserve for the dormant crocus or gladiolus until it's time to grow again. [DOC] [TLE] Corm - Wikipedia [PAR] A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant 
stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or 
other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation). The 
word cormous is used to describe plants growing from corms, in analogy ... The 
tunic of a corm is formed from dead petiole sheaths, remnants of leaves... [DOC] [TLE] Specialized Plant Parts Presentation [PAR] Specialized Plant parts Used in Propagation: Corms: A corm is a shortened, 
fleshy, erect underground stem with inconspicuous scale-like leaves. It closely 
resembles, and is often mistakenly identified as, a bulb (as the "bulbs" of 
Gladiolus and Crocus), but actually it is distinguished by being more definitely a 
modified stem. [DOC] [TLE] Flowering Bulbs for Georgia Gardens | Publications | UGA Extension [PAR] Jul 14, 2004 ... Most are grown for their flowers and some for their foliage. ... Examples include 
crocus and gladiolus. ... These structures, in tuberous begonia and gloxinia for 
example, ... Georgia has three district USDA. hardiness zones (Figure 2). ... Fall-
flowering bulbs, consisting largely of a few hardy bulbs, flower in... [DOC] [TLE] Iridaceae | plant family | Britannica.com [PAR] Feb 6, 2015 ... Species of Iris, Gladiolus, and Crocus grow best in rich soil. ... In Crocus only one 
flower may develop from each corm, but in many other genera, ... Most plants in 
the family have long narrow leaves, generally with parallel venation. ... In spite of 
the similar pattern of secondary growth in these few monocots,... [DOC] [TLE] Asparagus and Orchid Order | Britannica.com [PAR] Most species have short stalks and narrow sword-shaped leaves, but some have 
taller stalks and resemble trees with crowns of leaves. ... Crocus. genus of about 
75 low-growing cormose species of plants of the iris family (Iridaceae). ... The 
flowering spike, which springs from a bulblike structure, the corm, reaches 6090
... [DOC] [TLE] Bulbs for Warm Climates - University of Texas Press [PAR] These are the bulbs that Thad Howard describes in this comprehensive guide ... 
The terminal shoots may contain only leaves, or leaves and flower embryos. ... 
Corms resemble true bulbs but are solid in structure, with the growing bud atop ... 
such as Colchicum, Crocus, Freesia, and Gladiolus, and in New World plants 
such... [DOC] [TLE] Plant these bulbs in spring for quick summer blooms | NJ.com [PAR] Mar 24, 2015 ... Plant these bulbs in spring for quick summer blooms. gardenA. Dahlias -- here, 
the 'Amante' -- are easy to grow, but very ... "bulb flowers," although technically 
speaking, they grow from corms, ... which resemble onions in their layered 
structure and papery outer ... Leaves can be stunningly dappled, too. [DOC] [TLE] All About Irises - American Meadows [PAR] Simply dig up the whole mass of roots, and cut the rhizomes apart with a sharp 
knife. ... These newly planted irises will have time to grow and establish 
themselves for the rest of ... There are fewer hybrids here, compared to the 
Bearded group, but there are now ... Dry fertilizer sticking to stems and leaves 
can burn the plants. [DOC] [TLE] Botany Basics - Stems [PAR] Shoot  a young stem (1 year old or less) with leaves; Twig  A young stem (1 
year ... Generally you want to cut just above, but not too close to a node ... The 
nodes of these structures are what make them stems and not roots ...

Question: Gladioli & crocuses grow from corms, which resemble these structures but have fewer leaves
Answer: Bulbs