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GERMINATION 



Half of the collar is hanging loose but the other half 

 can be seen issuing from the dumb-bell like knob to which 

 I have referred. 



The next seedling was seven and a haK months old, 

 its second leaves were well developed : height above soil, 

 ten inches ; spread of leaves, fifteen inches. I sketched 

 it before removal from the pot ; 



And again when it had been washed free of soil 



