Dec. 24, 1917 
Pod and Seed of Georgia Velvet Bean 
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CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS 
In velvet-bean meal the most abundant recognizable elements are: 
(1) The palisade cells of the testa; (2) the sclerenchyma cells of the pod; 
(3) the hairs of the pod, and (4) an occasional hour-glass cell. Most of 
the fibers are broken, but with careful examination nearly all of the 
structures may be found. 
The most important elements to determine that the material is com¬ 
posed of velvet beans are the sclerenchyma cells and the hairs of the 
pods. 
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