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Solatium  Carolinense. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharui. 
\  February,  1897. 
numerous ;  and  seen  in  longitudinal-radial  section  (Fig..  5),  they 
prove  to  be  pitted,  the  pits  showing  an  elliptical  marking  within  a 
larger  circular  one.    Spiral,  annulate  and  reticulate  ducts  are  also 
Fig.  j  is  a  drawing  of  the  root  of  Solatium  Carolinense  in  the  fresh  state.  It 
shows  the  natural  size  of  the  root  when  about  two  years  old. 
present.  The  libriform  cells  show  markings  from  the  pressure  of 
adjacent  cells,  and  are  usually  forked  at  one  end.  In  the  portions  of 
the  wood  studied  no  collenchyma  was  found  and  bast-fibres  were 
