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part, 25.50 inches; middle part, 34.60 inches ; lower part, 31.50 inches. 

 Average total lenglh of each stalk without tassels being a fraction over 

 nine feet. 



Table No. i. 



"Thus the water was quite unequally distributed in the stalk. They 

 were more watery at the upper part, but the flowering portion was much 

 less ; the grain was still milky. 



" The relations between the different parts of the plant are found to 

 be as follows : 



Table No. 2. 



" This shows that the stalks when green surpass in weight the remain- 

 der of the organs of the plant. They contain, however, a less propor- 

 tion of dry matter, and less even than the leaves which have in the fresh 

 state a much less weight. 



