CH. II] 



BEAN. 



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Fm. 4. 



A. SEED OF THE BEAN, Vicia Faba, in a dry state. 



B. THE SEED riviDED LONGITUDINALLY. 



C. GERMINATING SEED (adapted from Sachs). 



D. SEEDLING PLANT. 



/?, hilum. TO, micropyle. t, testa. 



c, cotyledon. p, plumule. r, radicle. 



In fig. C, c is the stalk of the cotyledon. 



D. E. B. 



