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through the bark and emerge as young plants. The young stem quickly ceases 

 its longitudinal growth, and lateral shoots are developed from the axils of its 

 foliage-leaves. These and all following shoots have a similar structure ; each of 

 them bears a pair of scale-leaves (Fig. 542 A, ) and a pair of foliage-leaves (Fig. 



FIG. 543. To the left the Rafflesiaceous Cytinus hypocistns, parasitic on the roots of Ct's- 

 ius. To the right the Balanophoraceous Cynomorium coccineum, parasitic on the roots of 

 Salicornia. 



