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FIG. 46. Diagram showing tissue-systems in young stem of castor-oil 

 plant (Ricinus ccmmunis), as seen in cross-section, ep, epidermis; 

 cor, cortex; p, pith or medulla; &, fibro- vascular bundle; ph, phloem; 

 ca, cambium; x, xylem; ic, interfascicular cambium. 



FIG. 47. Castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis). Cross-section of the 

 stem of a plant about two years old. 



