Betts. — Aitt ecology of Plants of Peridot ite Belt, Nelson. 237 



Fig. 7. — Claytonia australasica. Transverse section of prostrate stem (X 210). a, ridged 

 cuticle ; b, chlorenchyma ; c, starch-grains ; d, endodermis ; e, pericycle ; 

 /, phloem ; r/, xylem. 



Fig. S. — Claytonia australasica. Transverse section of the outer part of stem, showing 

 a stoma ( X 210). a, guard-cell ridge. 



