Fig. 40 



Figs. 40 to 45. A Variety of Artificially Produced Structures 



They give us some idea of the immense variety of forms that can be 

 produced through the action of osmotic pressure. The text explains how 

 slender stems sprout if a considerable pressure exists inside of an envelope. 

 Frequently after such stems have reached a considerable height, they 

 spread out into what look like buds. These buds probably form through a 

 thinning out of the membrane. This occurs after the stem has grown to a 

 certain height, and hence the supply of the membrane-forming material is 

 running Low because of the distance from the bottom to the top of the 

 structure. No life process or any other mysterious life force is involved 

 in the formation of these structures, which are purely inorganic. 



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