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ON SEEDLINGS 



Seed oblong, rounded at both ends, or somewhat narrowed to 

 the basal and attached end, transversely ridged and grooved on the 

 dorsal and convex aspect, concave on the sides facing one another, 



dffm, 



FIG. 563. Veronica Buxbaumii, x 20. A, longitudinal section of seed. 

 B, transverse section of seed : M, micropyle ; Em, embryo ; P, endo- 

 sperm ; Ca, cotyledons ; T, testa. 



and containing or surrounding the raphe and funicle in this 

 groove, glabrous, white before maturity ; raphe lying along the 



FIG. 564. Veronica hederafolia, x 15. A, longitudinal section of seed. 

 B, transverse section of seed : F, funicle ; E, embryo ; P, endosperm ; 

 T, testa ; M, position of micropyle ; C, cotyledons. 



median line in the groove ; funicle very short ; micropyle con- 

 tiguous to, but a little higher up than the hilum, on, or towards the 

 external aspect. 



