406 RENNERT: THE PHYLLODES OF OXYPOLIS FILIFORMIS 
larged tracheae are to be found in great numbers leading into this 
compact tissue and forming a solid mass below it. 
The anasto- 
mosing bundles of the septa end here. 
In the light of this peculiar 
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structure, it seems reasonable to regard these pits as glands for the 
secretion of oil or resin. 
In opposition to Briquet, I am led to the conclusion that O«)- 
