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external to the axis of the stem (Text-fig. 30, B) represent the 

 sections of petioles, some of which are seen in Fig. 30, A, attached 

 to the stem. 





Fig. 30. — Cycadean stem from India. From a specimen in the 

 British Museum. (Nat. size.) 



A. Side-view of the stem clothed with leaf-bases. 



B. Transverse section, showing the a.xis of the stem and numerous leaves. 



