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each other, or whether they are lateral shoots on the main 



shoot of the first year. The new shoots of the third year 



may again arise from the same 



nodes. Some of these may be 



plainly seen to be placed low down 



on the second year's shoot; others 



are situated further towards the 



end of it, at the nodes, in bunches 



or singly. 



Eremosparton flowers in May 

 or June. The flowers are red, 

 short- stalked, and being arranged 

 widely apart they form loose rac- 

 emes. Even at the beginning of 

 June fruits are found on the lower 

 parts of the plant. The. flowers 

 developed last do not seem to yield 



Fig. 25. Eremosparton aphgl- 

 lum. Longitudinal section 

 tlirough part of a year -shoot 

 (A). This bears a leaf (F), 

 an assimilation-branch (B) and 

 a bud (C), from which a new 

 branch will arise next year. 

 X 11. 



Fig. 26. Eremosparton aphgllum. A, Transverse section of year-shoot. 

 Sclerenchyma shown black; palisade-tissue hatched in one direction; Vas- 

 cular bundles cross-hatched. Dead hairs cover part of the surface. B. De- 

 tail of A : S, storage sheath; Phi., Phloeum; Camb., Cambium; Vas., Vessels. 

 C & D, Hairs; D, shows a stoma (St), and K, inner limit of the cuticul- 

 arised layer. A, X 47. B—D, X 230. 



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