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|)liiimilc [}()un<4 leaf-bud . I'lacc the seed in what 

 position \\x- may, llir racliclc will al\\a\s fiiKl its 

 \\a\' down into the c-arth, wliiK- the |)lunuile obeys 

 its \egctable instinct, and rises into the air. The 

 enibr\-o of the castor-oil Ijean and that of the 

 cocoa-nut do not, how'e\'er, use up all the nuU'itivc 

 matter in tiie ovule as the broad bean does, so 



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that when the seed is ripe we find inside it, not 

 only the embr)-o, but also a quantit\- of cheesy 

 matter known as albiunen, and seeds of this kind 

 are hence c.dled alhiiminous, whilst peas, beans 

 and hazel-nuts are classed as cx-albumiuoiis f with- 

 out albumen). 



An interesting;" dexelopment consetjuent upon 



