STUDIES IN SEEDS AND FRUITS 



(25) Leucatna glauca, p. 326. See p. 334. 



(26) Lonicera P ericlymenum, p. 325. See p. 266. 



(27) Mauritia setigera, p. 326. See below under Palms. 



(28) Momordica Charantia^ p. 325. The arils are included in the 



weight of the pericarp. Their proportion is shown below 

 where the drying regime of a fruit is given. 



(29) Momtera pertusa^ p. 326. Most berries have one seed, but quite 



10 per cent, have two seeds. 



(30) Opuntia Tuna, p. 325. See Note IO, B, on p. 478. 



(31) Oreodoxa regia, p. 326. The small shrinkage of the fruit is due 



to the large quantity of oil in the pericarp. 



(32) PALMS. 



(a) Areca Catechu^ pp. 26, 326. There is reason for believing 

 that, as in the Coco-nut, the seed reaches maturity aftei 

 the pericarp has begun to dry. 



() Arenga saccharifera, p. 325. The fruit is characterised as 

 drupe in the table, but the data there given are based or 

 the view that it is a berry, and so I will take it. Tht 

 pericarp-proportion is much reduced in 3-seeded fruits, 

 compared with I -seeded fruits. Thus : 



Moist fruit, I -seeded, pericarp-proportion 90 per cent. 



3-seeded, 69 



Dry fruit, I -seeded, 80 



3-seeded, 55 



(<) Mauritia setigera, p. 326. It would seem that the see 



continues to ripen after the pericarp has begui 



to dry. 

 (d) The tribe Cocoinete. The drying rdgime and the proportion 



parts are represented in the following table for the druj 



aceous fruits of palms of this tribe. 



Explanatory remarks follow. 



