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MR. JAMES 8MALL ON THE 
The male disc florets of Tussilayo Farfara are tubular ; the style persists 
as a pollen presenter, and it is interesting to note in connection with the 
explanation given by Arber (1) of the vestigial bundles in Parnassia that 
there are four vascular bundles in the styles of these florets where the 
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Fro. 3.—Vascular system of ray floret Fra. 4.—Semi-diagrammatic sections of 
of Tussilago Farfara. the ray florets of T. Farfara (diags. 
1-10) and of the disc florets (diags. 
11-20). 
