Trunk and roots of a pine tree cut to show growth rings; microscopic views of wood cells in longitudinal and transverse section and of a root tip. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.

Fifteen different forms of plant root and two anatomical sections. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

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