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Figure 1.—Longitudinal section of stem-apex, showing growing-point 
and manner of development of leaves and axillary buds; £1, 
LU, LW, &c., primary leaves; 4, 40, &c., 40", 40D, &c., 
leaves of axillary buds of Z!, ZL", &c.; G P, main growing- 
point of stem; gf), ef), &c., growing-points of axillary 
buds; ab, line where such a cross section as is represented in 
Plate VII, figure 43, might be cut perpendicular to plane of 
paper. >< 30. 
Figure 2.—Sketch from living specimen, showing vegetative branch 
system in a young stage; /, //, I/II, IV, &c., primary leaves. 
4 natural size. 
Figure 3.—-Cross section of axial bundle of stem, showing endo- 
dermis, sieve tubes, central cavity formed by disorganization 
of tracheae, &c. >< 300. 
Figure 4.—Cross section of stem. > 60. 
Figure 5.—Cross section of epidermis, cortex and endodermis of 
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