THE 



SCIENTIFIC PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. 



Yol. XII. (I.S.), lo. 3. MAECH, 1909. 



VITALITY AND THE TEANSMISSION OF WATEK 

 THEOUGH THE STEMS OF PLANTS. 



HENRY FI. DIXON, Sc.D., F.R.S. 



I'KOFESSOU OF BOTANY IN THK UNIVFKSITi' OF DUELIN. 



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