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mis|Df the leaf, treating them with iodine( ' Solution of iodine-potas- 
sium with water)) and then with concentrated sulphuric acid.If real' 
hair are prevSent, their cuticulum^-remains connected with the epider- 
mis, if there are deceptive algae, they will be destroyed.and only 
epidermis remains with round receptacles f or hair.. In dried State 
algae and hair can not be distinguished with certainty without thls 
application.I find those shaggy leaf parts not only with small plants 
but also with large ones and those, which have finished flowering.. The 
leaf collected by^'Schlottmann in Texad(is 6^^ long to the tip and the 
flowers of those of Mr. . Morei (? E.D.) frora Louisiana 3| • • in^ 
diameter.and that in dried form tThe lower part of the leaf is deeply 
carmim partially pale, totally pale along the rim.yellowish-green: 
Overall ipossibly once in fresh conditionr light carmin along the rim.. 
The rilDS areWry different for the two forms in dried State, their num- 
ber 7 - 12 on either side,at times the primary, even the secondary and 
tertiary rise above the leaf surface and spread out much, - then the 
leaf was apparently presset? with very little pressure. which is shown 
also through other wrinkles and distortions - but they lie with the 
leaf surface in one plane, and are then in part not canaliculate in 
the raiddle, -or, once in a while, , canaliculate in the middle.. The me- 
dian ribv is besides-mostly somewhat raised,and this condition of" the 
ribs' extends to all forms of the plant, which I have in front of me„ 
and my material is very impressive.. But despite the volume and the ef- 
fort, I urge you with the request, to continue to make thorough inve- 
tigations about N. odorata varieties. The dried material, only pulled- 
off flowers and leaves,and only a few of each species.is entirely in- 
sufficient, to teach me about the species and subspecies. Those, which 
have been set up by now, I too consider not admissible and without 
f oundation. 
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