Images Dated 26th April 2007

Vascular bundle, SEM

Vascular bundle. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a vascular bundle from a rootlet of a dicotyledon plant. The vascular bundle consists of xylem (yellow) and phloem (pink) tissue. Xylem transports water and mineral nutrients from the roots throughout the plant and phloem transports carbohydrates and plant hormones around the plant. Surrounding the vascular bundle is single layer of endodermis (purple) and then cortex (green), which consists of parenchyma cells. Magnification: x400 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

© STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

South America, Ecuador, Otavalo, Plaza de Ponchos, tablecloths on display at the Saturday textile

Ecuador, Otavalo, Plaza de Ponchos, tablecloths on display at the Saturday textile and crafts market, one of the largest in the world

© John and Lisa Merrill / DanitaDelimont.com

Colorful, Craft, Culture, Danita Delimont, Ecuador, Imbabura, Market, Otavalo, Plaza, Plaza De Ponchos, South America, Souvenir, Textile, Tourism, Travel

VERDI: IL TROVATORE. Ah, Yes Thou'rt Mine! English lithograph, 1855, showing Leonora

VERDI: IL TROVATORE.
Ah, Yes Thou'rt Mine! English lithograph, 1855, showing Leonora and Manrico, the leading characters in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore

© none

19th Century, Character, Costume, Ellenore, Giuseppe, Italian, Lithograph, Manrico, Men, Opera, Singer, Trovatore, Verdi, Women