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ON SEEDLINGS 



short stout style and annular stigma, one-celled ; seeds four to six 

 or fewer, seldom more ; mesocarp juicy, deep vinous purple ; endo- 

 carp thin, membranous. 



no. 



FIG. 142. Berberis Aquifolium. 



1, Transverse section of fruit, x 5 : D S, dorsal snture ; Ea, raphe ; R R, radicles ; 

 C, C, cotyledons ; V S, ventral suture ; O, ovary wall or pericarp. 



2, Longitudinal section of seed, x 10 : Ch, chalaza ; R, radicle ; C, outer coat 

 (testa) ; J C, inner coat (tegmen). 



8, Transverse section of seed, x 10 : C, cotyledon ; C, testa ; J C, tegmen ; 

 Ra, raphe. 



Seed oblong-obovoid, obtusely trigonous, or sometimes vari- 

 ously angled by mutual pressure, broadest on the dorsal aspect or the 

 sides according to position (the latter generally characterises those 



