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the fifth internode with a strand coming off from another 
leaf situated at another of the angles at a different level. 
The strands which stand next to this median one—one 
on each side (ms)—at first also pass vertically down 
together with it, but at about the second or third inter- 
node below they break up into smaller strands, which 
fst 
\ fst 
U ms ms 
Fic. 10.—Diagram of the course of the bundles M,s,and_ s/ 
of fig. 9,as they pass out of the stem into the base of 
the leaf-stalk, mm is the median bundle, and ms, ms its 
two companions (M in fig, 9,A); 2,2 are the lateral 
bundles s and s' of fig. 9, A. The small branches fst go 
into the stipules. (After Frank.) 
again join with strands coming from other leaves situated 
at other nodes and angles. 
If we again compare the figures it will be seen 
that the three strands just traced come down in the 
angle of the stem, only turning aside lower down—the 
median strand mm, indeed, running actually in the 
angle through five internodes. 
To right and left in fig. 10 are seen two strands, 
