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inoxciiiciil of the radicle which |)uslics oiil of the 

 niicr()|j\le nia\- be uiulerstotKl by reference to the 

 appended diagram. In it ue see the white threarl- 

 hke radicle emerj^ing from the seed coat ; it turns 

 very cjiiickK' towards the ground and pushes 

 directly into the soil. Mere I must direct my 

 readers' attention to one tjf those minute arrange- 

 ments whicli, though apparently insignificant 

 enough if we fail to study the context, is real!)' 

 an e\idence of the infinite perfection, care, and 



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wisdom of the Creator in even such a tiny detail 

 as the si)ringing up of a mustard seed. As the 

 seed lies upon the ground, the lengthening radicle, 

 while it j)enetrates the ground, has a tendenc)- to 

 force the seed into the air (as shown in the illustra- 

 tion), and were it allowed to do so the seedling 

 would soon shrivel up and die. This catastrophe 

 is, however, averted by the development upon the 

 radicle of c|uite a crop of fine white root-hairs; 

 the.se adhere closely to the minute particles of the 



