24 ART. 1. — A. yasuda: ox the 



Ckcurhita Pepo 0.085/0.13=0.65 



Luffa acuta7igula 0.120/0.27=0.44 



Äleloihria japon ica 0. 002/0, 14=0.44 



Shizopepoîi hryoiiv if alius, var. 



japon icux 0.050/0. 12 = 0. 42 



Lagenaria vulgaris 0.063/0.1 G = 0.o9 



Luffa rglimhirn 0.095/0.25 = 0.38 



Cucumis Jfc/o 0.075/0.21=0.36 



Actinosiemma racemosuui 0.050/0.14=0.36 



Cucumis sativus 0.070/0.20 - 0.35 



Benincasa cerifcra 0.070/0.20 = 0.35 



Momordica Charaniia 0.062/0.18 =0.34 



(rymnosleuumi cissoixJcs 0.55/0.10 = 0.34 



Citrullus Tu/garis 0.60/0.18 = 0.33 



Trichosanlhes cucumcroidcs 0.55/0.18 =0.31 



T. mvltiloha 0. 50/0. 1 7 = 0. 29 



T. japonica 0.52/0.18 = 0.29 



A« to tlie brendtli of the pallisiide cells .^ome have a large 



diameter, as in Aclinosteut/ua racemosuui and Ggmnosicuima cissoides, 



in wliieli tlie breadth is neaily equal to the length (PI. Til. Fig. 



41), while others have a comparative] y small diameter, those of 



Cucurbita Pepo, Lujfa cylindricu, and L. aeutaiigula being remark- 



al)ly long and narrow. 



SjmKffi/ Pitrenrhfntui. Tlie spongy parenchyma consists of 

 2-6-layered cells. The spongy cells of Ggmnostemma cissoides 

 are characterized by being only 2-3-layered and by being far 

 larger than those of other species. 



Sfarch-ffraiiis. The chloroplasts in the mesophyll of Actino- 



