It is a sad history for us. There are some other specialized types, but these three cover most of the basic ones. Dermal tissues cover the exterior of plant organs. There are epidermal layers on root, stem, and leaf. These exterior layers have many specializations that are nicely covered in your book.
Ground tissue fills the space between the dermal tissue and the vascular tissues.
But it is more than filler. As I mentioned before, this is where virtually all of the interesting biochemistry goes on. This is where virtually all of the photosynthesis occurs, for example. Vascular tissue is a conducting tissue type. The flow of water from soil to atmosphere along this xylem pathway is called transpiration .