OF THE COCOANUT DURING GERMINATION 327. 
FRESHLY IMPORTED Nuts (FROM JAMAICA). 
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é Fruit | Endosperm Endosperm | ae 
Z| withase’ | Shell | wie | Milk. || Shen. | "*&CS™ | mine. |] vol. | Grecine 
- Husk. | Integument. | Integument, c.c : 
I 845 | 255 : 437 153 || 30.2 51.7 18.1 || 150 | 1018 
2 771 1968. |= 379 194 || 25.7 49.2 25.1 || 190 1017 
3. \*. 658 | 168 371 119 || 25.5 56.4 | 18.1 || 117 | “1020 
4 718 | 199 351 168 || 27.7 48.9 | 23.4 || 164 1019 
5 597 | 152 327 118 || 25.5 54.8 19.7 || 113 | 1022 
SO rtm 463 tRS7 Sos Bh Rr 85 - |.27.4 54.2 18 4 83 | 1019 
7 622 | 195 334 93 -|| 31.3 53-7 | 15.0 || go | 1023 
8 563 | 144 329 90 || 25.6 | 58.4 | 16.0 || 87] 1027 
ee | 633. 1.300 | 394 93 || 90-342 BOL of Be pO | kOe 
oe 530 «156 282 | o2 || 29.4 |. 532 | 47.4 1° go | 8028 
aS 637 | 150 363 124 || 23.5 57.0 | 19.5 | 121 | 1024 
es 497 | 144 267 86 |} 29.0 | 53.7. | 17-3 | 85 | 1014 
"3 538 162 283 93 || 30.1 | 52.6 17.3 || 90} 1021 
a4 413 | 123 256 34 || 29.8 | 62.0 8.2 | 33 | 1030 
pea |= 522 | -558 309, 44 ||.30.9.) 60.5 8.6 | 43 | 1037 
- 16 578 190 320 68 || 32.8 55-4 11.8 || 67 | 1016 
- 47 |: 568 142 350° 76 ||-25.0 |. 61.6 13.4 74 | 1026 
18 495 | 140 | 293 62 || 28.3 9.2 | 12.5 | 1024 
mao 7.) 813: | 228 392 2co || 27.2°| 48.2 | 24.6 | 194 | tor 
seer 758 | 208 393 157 || 27.4 51.9 | 20.7 | 150 Se 
al 584 | 148 339 97 || 254 | 58.0 3166 |) 94} 102 
Aver.| 609 169 ie Sx Sem ee Ley & 27.8 55.2 17.0 | 104 | 1023 
pees UC) Nurs FROM THE MARKET (NEW YoRK City). 
a 1070 250 8 262 || 23.4 52-2 24.4 || 254 | 1018 
| 1009 set eet 252 || 24.9 50.1 | 25.0 || 246 | 105 
er3”). 723 .| 202 417 109 || 27.7 573° | 15.0 || 106 mai 
4 800 |. 226 450 124 || 28.2 56.3 15.5 || 120 | ro2t 
ae 688 | ror |” 385 112 || 27.8 | 56.0 | 16.2 || 110| 1015 
Ang 565 | 131 316 118 || 23.2 | 560 | 20.8 ue 1017 
ie! 639 |-210-|- 382 47 || 32.9 | 59.8 7-3 || 46) 1024 
eS |, 638 |, aro | ., 315 117 || 32.9 | 48.8 | 18.3 || 115 | 1017 
9 480 | 125 | ~ 304 51 || 26.0 | 63.3 | 10.7 || 48) 1034 
ial 561 158 307 96 || 28.2 54-7 17.1 || 92 | - 1024 
At 4 733 | -204 “414 115: || 27.8 56.5 bey s ape 1024 
oes | 79s" | "176 380 206 || 23.1 | 49.9 | 27-0 |] 202 | 1020 
oo | 722 | Yon | 504 134 || 27.1 55x | 17.8 l 130 | 1021 
| é They represented the following proportions of the total weight, 
: which was 1,133 grams: 
Fibrous Husk. Shell,” Endosperm with Germ.* Milk. 
3°45 per cent. 19.59 percent. 37.78 per cent. 12.18 per cent. 
_ Of the total weight of the husked nut, which, by calculation, must 
~ * Including, doubtless, the seed coat as well. 
