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common center. It is the number of these seed-cavities that has 

 been under consideration. First of all, counts were made of the 

 seed-cavities of fruits from plants that grew in a fairly rich loca- 

 tion and attained a height of four feet, with the following re- 

 sults, the number of instances being given under the number for 

 each seed cavity, respectively : 



II 12 13 14 15 16 



4 31 76 128 75 2 



It is seen that the largest number of instances comes under 14. 

 Plant 3, a giant of its kind, shows a very large percentage of its 

 fruits with 14 or 15 seed-cavities. 



A set of nine giant plants that, in a rich, cultivated field, at- 

 tained a height of six feet is shown below : 



13 14 15 16 



Plant I. . 13 26 22 



Plant 2. * I 3 21 23 II 



Plant 3. 5 20 44 33 



Plant 4- 388 



Plant 5. 2 21 13 



Plant 6. I 10 22 "jz 4 



Plant 7. I 15 26 26 



Plant 8. 7 23 14 



Plant 9. 3 10 26 24 



I 13 loi 219 224 4 



This set shows a high percentage of the 14 and 15 seed- 

 cavities. 



By combining the two sets of plants grown upon rich soil, the 

 totals are found as follows : 



II 12 13 14 15 16 



5 44 177 347 299 G 



Two hundred and forty-eight small plants that grew thickly 

 upon dry, poor soil and attained a height of only twelve to eigh- 

 teen inches, forming from one to three fruits each, gave the re- 

 sults as summarized below : 



10 ri 12 13 14 15 16 



7 66 143 153 65 17 I 



