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and  pentarch  toward  its  base.  In  this  respect,  however,  the  roots 
of  cimicifuga  are  not  exceptional,  many  other  dicotyls  as  well^as 
many  monocctyls  showing  similar  variations  in  the  number  of 
rays. 
DESCRIPTION  OF  FIGURES. 
Fig.  1. — Diagram  of  cross-section  of  a  small  rhizome  of  Cimicifuga,  magni- 
fied 6  diameters.  ay  cork  ;  b,  middle  bark  ;  c,  phloem  mass  or  bast ;  d,  xylem 
of  a  bundle  ;  e,  cambium  zone  ;  ft  pith. 
Fig.  7. 
Fig.  2. — Diagram  of  a  longitudinal  tangential  section  of  same  rhizome,  also 
magnified  6  diameters,  showing  anastomosing  bundles,  a,  cork  ;  b,  middle 
bark  ;  c,  xylem  of  a  bundle  ;  d,  small  portion  of  bundle  passing  out  to  supply 
rootlet. 
Fig-  3- — Small  portion  of  cortical  parenchyma,  showing  starch  grains.  Mag- 
nification, 495  diameters. 
