No. 4.] CUCUMBER GROWING. 



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Fig. 1. — Showing three stages in the development of the cucumber seedling: S, seed- 

 -S, seed split in halves; ^.emhryo; /,/,liilum; w, micropyle; r, radicle; A, hypocotyl ; o.vci 

 outer seed coat; isc, inner seed coat; c, cotyledon; />, plumule; scr, secondary roots; p, peg. 



