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TABLE 5 



Showing differences in water content (in per cent) in samples taken in afternoon 

 and morning at different depths from plants of Carnegiea (C) and Echinocactii* 

 (E) 



CI. 



C2. 



C3. 



E27. 



E28. 



B 

 A 



B 



A 



B 

 A 



B 

 A 



C 

 B 



D 

 C 



B 



A 



C 

 B 



D 

 C 



AFTKIiNOON 



94.1 

 89.9 



MORN'IXG 



4.2 



91.4 

 88.6 



2. 



> 



95.1 

 94.5 



89.3 



88.1 



92.3 

 89.3 



93.3 

 92.3 



91.0 



88.9 



2.1 > 



92.5 



91.0 



92.6 

 90.9 



1.7 



93.2 

 92.5 



91.8 

 90.6 



1.2 



94.5 

 93.9 



0.6 = 0.6 



91.0 

 90.0 



1.2 > 1.0 



92.5 

 91.0 



3.0 > 1.5 



92.9 

 92.5 



1.0 > 0.4 



90.6 

 89.4 



1.2 



92.3 

 90.6 



1.5 < 1.7 



92.8 

 92.3 



0.7 > 0.5 



E 29. 



E 32.. 



E33.. 



B 



A 



C 

 B 



D 



C 



B 

 A 



C 

 B 



B 



A 



C 

 B 



AFTERNOON 



90.8 



87.9 



MORNING 



90.9 

 89.1 



0.7 < 0.8 



