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STUDIES IN SEEDS AND FRUITS 



NOTE 3 (p. 31). 



Comparison of the Relative Weights of the Coats, Kernel, ani> 

 Embryo of Resting Seeds, and of the same Seeds dried after 



SWELLING FOR GERMINATION. THE SEED ON DRYING RETURNS AP- 

 PROXIMATELY TO ITS Original Weight. 



(With the exception of Hura crepitans, which belongs to the Euphorbiacese, all the 

 seeds are leguminous. ) 



Remarks on the table. — Only approximate results can be expected 

 here, since we are not able to compare the relative weights of parts in 



