ACORNS 



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The first to be examined was one of those potted hori- 

 zontally, after an interval of five months. 



At the point where the 

 outgrowth issues it will be 

 seen that it is closely adherent 

 to the seed. I say closely, 

 because this feature is not 

 common to all seedlings. 

 The young first leaves were 

 bright with chlorophyll but 

 the plumule, where it appears 

 to be darker in the drawing, 

 was reddish in colour. 





The radicle was covered 

 with a tough skin which 

 stripped like a soft bark, and 

 the plumule was also covered with a thinner and more 

 delicate skin. 



On the seed coat being removed the seed separated into 

 two halves. 



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