Amocto°bUei-  i9iT-}  Rhizome  and  Roots  of  Phlox  Carolina. 
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Phlox  ovata  L.  {Phlox  Carolina  L.)  :  A,  lower  portion  of  plant  showing  long  roots  with 
numerous  rootlets  at  the  ends;  B,  parenchyma  from  cortex  of  rhizome  showing  two  sclerotic 
cells  (s;;  cross-section  of  portion  of  rhizome  showing  parenchvma  of  cortex  (p)  which  con- 
tains protoplasm  and  starch  grains,  endodermis  (e),  leptome  (s),  trachese  (v),  libriform  (t), 
wood  parenchyma  (w),  parenchyma  of  pith  containing  starch  grains  and  protoplasm  (Pa)  ■  D  iso- 
lated sclerotic  cells  from  cortex;  E,  vessels  with  annular  and  spiral  thickenings;  F,  libriform 
Cells;  G,  glandular  hair  from  the  leaf. 
