“…MARGINAL GROWTH OF CATAPHYLLS.-The marginal growth occurring in various types of foliar organs in investigated angiosperms and gymnosperms has been shown to be essentially similar, in that it progresses by means of distinct vertical series of marginal and submarginal initials (Lund, 1872;Foster, 1935aFoster, , 1935bFoster, , 1936aFoster, , 1937Cross, 1936Cross, , 1938Cross, , 1940Cross, , 1942Griffith, 1950;Gifford, 1951;AI-Sherifi, 1952;Schneider, 1952). The marginal initials commonly divide so as to contribute only to the growth of the surface layer of the lamina.…”