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BOTANY AND PHARMACOGNOSY. 



and the ray florets of Tagctcs patnla are somewhat spatulate, 

 about 20 mm. long and 10 mm. wide, sometimes marked with 

 darker stripes, and have undulate margins (Fig. 181). 



CUSSO. KOUSSO, BRAYERA. The pistillate flowers of 

 Hagenia ahyssinica (Fam. Rosacese), a tree indigenous to 



Fig. 243. Cusso: A, longitudinal section through an expanded pistillate flower 

 showing bracts (d), outer series of sepals (e), inner series of sepals (f), petals (g), perianth 

 tube (k), sterile stamens (h), pistil (i). B, mature flower viewed from above and showing 

 the relation of sepals and petals. C, flower just before the maturing of the fruit showing 

 pericarp (p), seed (s). D, mature pistillate flower as seen from above. E, pistil showing 

 cylindrical ovary, slender style with hairs (h) and large, slightly lobed stigma. After Meyer. 



Northeastern Africa, and cultivated in Abyssinia. The entire 

 panicles (Fig. 243) are collected soon after pollination and dried 

 in the sun ; the flowers are sometimes stripped from the jxinicles, 

 or the panicles are made into rolls (p. 290). 



Dkscription. In more or less cylindrical rolls about 30 cm. 

 long and about 5 cm. in diameter; branches C}lindrical, flattened, 



