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Botanical  Notes. 
A.m.  Jonr.  Pharui. 
April,  1896. 
an  inch  in  diameter,  somewhat  elongated  or  napiform,  of  a  uniform 
brown  color,  and  but  little  wrinkled. 
Iyeaf  Scars  on  Stems  of  Magnolia.1 
Internally  it  is  white  or  mealy,  and  shows  a  roundish  or  about 
six-rayed  pith,  the  vasal  bundles  being  but  few,  and  only  slightly 
lignified. 
1  Credit  is  due  Dr.  Charles  Schaffer  for  photographing  these  stems. 
