DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



stand out in relief. The cut end 'of the specimen shows the 

 woody texture very well, and the pith, growth-rings, and vessels 

 can be recognised with the naked eye. The details of the wood- 

 elements are fairly, but not very well preserved in a close, dark, 

 iron -stained medium. 



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Text -fig. 83. Sab-ulia Scot/it, Slopes. Transverse section of the wood 

 showing the uniform distribution of the wood-vessels, several of which 

 are in radial pairs, a., a., limits of growth (annual ?) rings. X 100. 

 After Stopes. No. V. 5654 ft. 



TOPOGRAPHY OF THE STEM. The pith is preserved in the 

 centre of the stem, measuring nearly 2 mm. in diameter. It 



