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A previously undescribed feature of the structure of the stem in Equisetum has been found. This conforms more nearly with a true leaf gap than any other feature of Equisetum hitherto so considered. Its interpretation and bearing on the classification of the vascular plants into Lycopsida and Pteropsida are discussed.
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