67. 



Table Y Living leaves in stilphviric aciddesiccatort-ested 

 for their capacity to lose v/ater 



Series Siirface 



sealed 



Percent loss in .veight dtiring 

 1st day 2nd 3d 4th 5th 



6th 7th 



Total 

 percent 



loss 



__ __ __ 57.4 



2.0 4.0 — — — — 42.2 

 10.0 6.5 — — — ~ 37.1 



1.1 — — ~ — — 7.1 



9.8 ~ II II H H 55.0 



4.7 2.3 ~ _____ 43.6 



3.3 6.9 — — ~ — 21.7 



9'.5 H H H H H 65.0 



__ __ __ 54.4 



__ __ __ __ __ 21.3 



2.3 — — -- — — .8.5 



H H H H H H 50.9 



5»Z 7.3 ~ ______ 40.2 



2.5 — — — — 12.6 



__ __ __ _> __ __ 7.2 



Tahle 71 Leaves killed "by chloroform and placed in sulphuric acid desiccate 



^___ to test their capacity to lose '.vater 



_ 



Series Surface Percent loss in weight during Total 

 sealed 1st day 2nd 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th percent loss 



I ITone 52.9 3.3 — — — — — 56.2 

 lOOfs Upper 35.3 — — — — ~ — 35.3 

 Acid Lower 17.5 8.2 ~ — — — — 25.7 



Both 11.4 8.4 — — — — -- 19.8 



II None 44.5 — — — — — — 44.5 



75^ Upper 41.1 — — •— — ~ — 41.1 



Acid Lower 26.2 — -- — — — — 26.2 



Both 11.1 — — — __ _- 11.1 



III Hone 40.5 — — — — ~ — 40.5 



50^ Upper 32.5 — — — — — — 32.5 



Acid Lower 18.9 ~ — — — — ~ 18.9 



Both 9.3 — ^ — _____ 9,3 



(*) In the series containing Z5fo acid the billed leaves showed no 

 decrease in weight .In the fiericcator ^ontaiijing 10^ acid or pure 

 water neither the living'^or the killed leaves showed iny decrease in 

 wei^t. 



