THE WHITE LILY 



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In the White Lily three bundles enter the stem from 

 each leaf. 



If we now consider the structure of the central 

 cylinder more in detail, we find that the vascular 



Fro. 59. Part of transverse section through flowering stem of 

 White Lily, e, epidermis; s, stoma; c.p, cortical 

 parenchyma containing chlorophyll; sc t sclerenchyma 

 of peri cycle; v.b, vascular bundle. Magnified about 

 70. (R. S.) 



bundles are embedded in thin-walled, large -celled 

 ground-tissue (conjunctive parenchyma). We may, if 

 we like, call the central part of this tissue within the 



