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The microscope and its revelations (1856)

Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 · London : John Churchill · leaf 469

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ie(ifalcata, as seen at a from its inner side, and at b fi-om its outer side:—a, a, small cells forming the inner layer of the cuticle; b, b, largeprominent ceUs of the outer layer; c, c, stomata disposed betweenthe latter. Fig. 184. … 446 MICEOSCOPIC STRUCTURE OF PHANEROGAMIC PLANTS. exist in tropical climates.—A t ery curious modification of thecuticle is presented by the RocJiea falcata, commonly knownas the ice-plant; a designation it owes to the peculiarappearance of its suiface, which looks as if it were coveredwith frozen…

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