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seen on surface view. They would serve the same purpose as the deeper 
pits of the stipe, to give greater pliability to this portion of the frond. 
In both cases they probably owe their origin to the continual mechanical 
stress on the tissue of the plant as it is growing. 
Buds. 
A plant collected in September, the beginning of the spring, presented 
a curious appearance owing to the presence of numerous “ buds ” occurring 
ring of tissue round n the older buds this ring of tissue disappears, 
and the chlorophyllous tissue of the bud is continuous with that of the 
parent frond Un high power of the microscope a section through 
and they present an appearance quite different from the regular radial 
arrangements of the upper layers of the parent frond, resembling more in 
shape and appearance the cells of the very young plants described below ; 
no special apical cell could be observed. 
From this it would seem that the frond and stipe have an unlimited 
forms of plant-life, even though the plant may attain an enormous size, 
as In the case of D. antarctica, there is not much differentiation amongst 
the cells, and 16 is not unusual to find a cell becoming meristematic in 
this way. It is, however, the first time the peculiarity has been noticed 
way. It is possible that the cells of the holdfast may become meristematic 
and give rise to the young plantlets which have been observed attach 
to an old holdfast. 
Bounty Island Specimen. 
A specimen collected at Bounty Island by Dr. Cockayne presented 
mee. very striking points of contrast with the specimens. from this 
(1.) The colour was a very much lighter yellow, and Dr. Cockayne 
says that the lighter colour is quite distinctive of the Durvillea found on 
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