The Fixes of Australia. 



Figure 256. — Transverse section through a portion of inner bark, showing 

 the predominance and irregular distribution of bast fibres 

 in this part of the cortex. They are the yellowish- coloured 

 rectangular bodies with a thick outer wall substance, and 

 a laminated wall structure towards the mid-channel. The 

 medullary rays extend from top to bottom of the plate 

 in sinuous bands. The circles indicate the starch granules. 

 The dark patch on the left marks an oleo-resin cavity. 

 Stained vnth hasmatoxylln. Araucaria BidwUli. x 120. 



