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FIG. 40. Transverse section of Honduras sarsaparilla in which the middle por- 

 tion of the cortex is omitted; e, epidermis with root hairs; s, hypodermis; 

 A, outer portion of cortex; B, inner portion of cortex; k, endodermis; g, 

 tracheae; b, sieve cells; TO, parenchyma of the pith, the cells resembling those 

 of the cortex. The thick-walled cells around the tracheae (g) and leptonv 

 (6) are sclerenchymatous fibers. After Luerssen. 



