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HISTOLOGY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS 



In the rhizome of calamus and other aquatic plants the 

 intercellular spaces are very large. The cells of these plants 

 are arranged in the form of branching chains- of cells which thus 

 provide for large intercellular spaces. 



The cells of the middle layer of flower petals, like the meso- 

 phyll of leaves, is loosely arranged owing to the peculiar branch- 

 ing form of the cells. 



Seeds and fruits contain, as a rule, few or no intercellular 

 spaces. 



