Atkins — The Absorption of Water by Seeds. 



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Series I. — t = 24° 0. Four living beans used in each experiment. 



On moist paper ; stopped as mould 



In pure -water ; loss of weight after 

 maximum, probably due to bac- 

 terial action. 



In gram-molecular KNO3 ; putre- 

 faction hindered. 



SerjbsII. 



^ ya Increase m wt. ■t=2s''c One Ivan used jn each expt.in saturated KNO^. liylni/. 



160 tlovss 



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