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On the Anatomy of the Roots of Palms. 
By E. Drabble, D.Sc. 
(Trans. Linn. Soc., II. Series, vol. VI., 1904.) 
This paper deals with the internal characters of over sixty species 
of palms. The roots of more tban seventy species were sent from 
Peradeniya to Dr. Drabble, and the work before us presents many new 
ideas, and is a comprehensive treatise on the anatomy of the roots of an 
interesting group of plants. Many < " 11 * *“ 
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nistration Reports for 1903. 
20 ... A Report on some Ceylon Timbers ... 
21 ... Cacao Canker and Spraying in Ceylon 
22 ... Plant Breeding 
23 ... Ground Nuts in Ceylon 
24 ... Varieties of Cacao at Peradeniya 
25 ... Castor Oil Plant in Ceylon 
25 ... Plant Breeding CPart 2) 
27 ... Plant Breeding (Part 3) 
28 ... Branch Canker in Tea 
29 ... Canker (Nectria) of Para Rubber 
Vol. III. 
1 ... Notes on Dioscoreas (Yams) 
' 2 ... The Chemical and Physical Properties 
of the Soils from the Tea Plots at the 
Experiment Station, Peradeniya ... 
tr 3 ... The Chemical and Physical Properties 
of the Cacao Soils at Peradeniya ... 
4 ... Climbers 
5 ... Zea Mays in Ceylon ... 
6 ... Para Rubber in Ceylon 
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