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Phot. 6. A portion of a transverse section showing the distal ends of two sporophylls sp f and 
sp " . In sp r the vascular bundle is cut twice at vb f and vb ,f , first at vb' before dropping below the ligule, 
and at vb’ f when rising to go into the lamina ; at lg is seen the ligular pit which lies between the two 
points of section of the vascular bundle ; with a lens it may be seen that the tissue on each side of 
7 )b f is reminiscent of parichnos. 
The sporophyll sp" is cut lower down than the one just described ; it shows a longitudinal 
section of the vascular bundle at the bottom of the loop below the ligule. On each side of it is 
a defective patch probably representing the parichnos. R. 1122. 3. Manchester Museum Collection, 
x 15.6. 
Phot. 7. Portion of a transverse section showing the distal portion of a sporophyll just at the 
point of origin of the lamina. At^r is seen the grove which continues the ligular pit. Notice the 
defective parichnos on the left-hand side of the vascular bundle. R. 1122. 4. Manchester Museum 
Collection, x 14. 
