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with the free leaf-sheath such as is shown in text-fig. 12, 4. A single 
vascular strand enters each leaf from the bud-axis, it branches towards the 
middle of the leaf in a fan-like manner, and the bundles thus formed enclose 
on the ventral surface a nest of transfusion tracheids (t. in text-fig. 18). 
Fig. 13. 
Longitudinal section through a rosette of Halocnemum strobilaceum, Bieb. 
Vascular tissue omitted except in one leaf, £. = transfusion tracheids ; 
ay.=xylem; ph.=phloem. 
Kia. 14. 
Halocnemum strobilaceum, Bieb. Transverse section of a rosette. The vascular tissue 
is omitted except in one leaf. 
t. = transfusion tracheids ; ry.=xylem ; рй. = phloem. 
This is more clearly shown in-the transverse section of the leaf given in 
text-fig. 14. 
