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indicated in our figure, as if it consisted of a common thin 
channelled leaf, whose concavity is filled up by cartilaginous 
matter. It is also worthy of remark, that in the lower 
stratum the tissue below each vein is much more lax and 
cavernous than that which is interspersed between the veins. 
The stomates are small and imperfect, and occupy a double 
or triple line in each furrow, lying concealed among the 
scurfiness. 
