Table 6. Weight of Water in the Parts of Rice Plant. 

 (10 bundles) 



It is well known that the percentage of water in a plant is 

 highest, as a rule, during the early stage of its growth. The sub- 

 merged rice plant (grown in a swamp) seems to be more succulent 

 than cereals that are cultivated in dry fields. The rice crops that 

 were reaped on April 3Oth, thirty days after transplantation, show 

 that the well-developed young plant on plats A and B contains about 

 85 % of water ; and that the rice plant from plat C, which was un- 

 mamircd, has a slightly smaller percentage of water, probably owing 

 to its inferior development, Yet from May 10 up to maturity the 

 percentages of water in these plants are practically equal at the 

 same stages of growth. Figures are given below : 



Table 7, Percentage of Water in the Fresh Rice Plant. 



