CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX 



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Note i. Swelling capacities of the seeds of Faba vulgaris, Pisum sativtim, 



Phaseolus vulgaris, and Phaseolus multiflorus 4^5 



Note 2, a. Comparison of the weight of a leguminous seed dried under ordinary 

 air-conditions after swelling for germination with its original weight in the 

 resting state 



466 



Note 2, b. A further proof of the mechanical nature of the swelling process of seeds 

 indicated by their ability to proceed with germination when dried, after they 

 have absorbed most or all of the water required for germination. (This was 

 omitted on page 29.) 4^8 



Note 3. Comparison of the relative weights of the coats, kernel, and embryo of 



resting seeds, and of the same seeds dried after swelling for germination . . 470 



Note 4. Experiments of Victor Jodin on the " germinative minimum" of Peas 



{Pisum sativum) 47' 



Note 5. Canavalia etisiforfnis znd Canavalia gladiata 471 



Note 6. The influence of the coverings on the drying of permeable seeds . . 472 



Note 7. Mould and impermeability 474 



Note 8. Dr Cola's tabulated results of his experiments on the permeability to 



water of seeds in different degrees of maturity 476 



Note 9. Classification of the different forms of hygroscopicity by Leo Errera . . 477 



Note 10, a. On the loss of weight of ripe Gooseberries {Ribes Grossularia) when 



dried in air at ordinary temperatures 477 



Note 10, b. On the loss of weight of ripe berries of the Prickly Pear {Opuntia 



Tuna) when dried in air at the ordinary temperature 47 ^ 



Note ii. Table illustrating the history of the fruit oi Barringionia speciosa, begin- 

 ning with the young fruit and passing through the maturation stages on to the 

 air-dried detached condition 47^ 



Note 12. On the time required by seeds to complete their drying in air, or, in other 



words, to acquire a stable weight 479 



Note 13. Effects of very dry conditions on the growth of Bidens cernua and 



Bidens tripartita 4^0 



Note 14. Are 5i(fe«xt:^r«z<a and j9/a?eM.f /^z/ar/z'to distinct species? . . . 482 



Note 15. The proportions of pericarp and seeds in the fruit of Theobroma Cacao 



(Cocoa) 482 



463 



