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glands. The former are enlarged at the base and con- 

 tain cystoliths. The leaves are alternate, the lower are 

 digitate and consist of three or five linear-lanceolate 

 leaflets with distinct serrated margins; the upper are 

 simple. The pistillate flowers consist of a single ovary- 

 surrounded by a perianth and supported by an ovate 

 bract beyond which two long brown stigmas protrude. 

 The fruit is ovoid, slightly reticulated and contains a 



Fig. 59. — Leap op Cannabis Indica. 

 p, Mesophyll; c, calcium carbonate crystals; sch, loose paren- 

 chyma; oe, oil glands, with 5, basal cells; cu, covering of gland; 5/>, 

 stomata; o, upper surface; «, under surface; c, c, cystoliths; hairs. 



single, oily seed. Both bracts and leaves bear numerous 

 hairs and stalked glands, the latter secreting a viscid 

 resin. The odor is strong, but taste is almost absent. 

 Histology. — The upper surface of the leaf shows flat, 

 polygonal cells, the lower surface epidermis cells with 

 numerous stomata. Both surfaces are covered with 

 spine-like hairs, set between elevations of the epider- 

 mis. They contain a cystolith in a vesicular space 

 and are longer at the lower surface. Small gland- 



