126 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [March, 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE YIII. 



Fig. 1. — Side view of seed of Carapa guianensis Aubl. 



Fig. 2. — Idem, end view of seed. 



Fig, 3. — Seed of tetraliedral form from centre of the capsule. 



Fig. 4. — Seed with craclced seed-coats and protruding radicle. 



Fig. 5.— Seed showing roots, radicle, hypocotyl and stem papilla (p). 



Fig. 5«.— Longitudinal section of the lower part of the embrj-o. 



Fig. 6. — Seed which has just started to licrmiuate. 



Fig. 7. — Seed that has germinated (partially diagrammatic), showing 

 the lower bent ends of the two conferruminate cotyledons. 



Fig. 8. — Seed in natural view, showing stem bent in U-shaped manner 

 and the radicle. 



Fig. 8a. — Longitudinal section of seed and embryo, showing solution 

 of the reserve food. 



Fig. 86. — Several parenchyma cells from ungerminated seed, showing 

 protoplasm and crystalloids. 



Fig. 9. — Phintlet somewliat advanced. 



Fig. 10. — Plant independent of reserve food ; cotyledonary scars 

 shown at (a). 



