. The natural history of plants, their forms, growth, reproduction, and distribution;. Botany. 364 THE VASCULAR TISSUES AND TRANSPIRATION. their transpiring leaves. In very many lianes the cavities of the conducting vessels can be plainly seen with the naked eye. This is the case, for example, in the cross- section of the liane represented in natural size in fig. 95 s- A diameter of \ mm. is. Fig. 95.—Lianes. 1 Portion of tne suem of a tropical Aristolochia. 3 C;-oss section of a liane-like Aristolockia. s Menispermum Carolintonum. * Cross section of the twining stem of Meniwermum (magnified).
. The natural history of plants, their forms, growth, reproduction, and distribution;. Botany. 364 THE VASCULAR TISSUES AND TRANSPIRATION. their transpiring leaves. In very many lianes the cavities of the conducting vessels can be plainly seen with the naked eye. This is the case, for example, in the cross- section of the liane represented in natural size in fig. 95 s- A diameter of \ mm. is. Fig. 95.—Lianes. 1 Portion of tne suem of a tropical Aristolochia. 3 C;-oss section of a liane-like Aristolockia. s Menispermum Carolintonum. * Cross section of the twining stem of Meniwermum (magnified). » Portion of a liane (probably an Asolepiad) gathered in a tropical forest; nat. size. not at all rare in passion-flowers and aristolochias, and, generally speaking, in most twining and climbing plants; whilst in many lianes the conducting tubes have even been observed to be 0'7 mm. in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kerner von Marilaun, Anton, 1831-1898; Oliver, F. W. (Francis Wall), 1864-1951; Busk, Marian (Balfour) Lady, 1861-1941; Macdonald, Mary Frances (Ewart); Kerner von Marilaun, Anton, 1831-1898. Pflanzenleben. English. New York, H. Holt and Company
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