Atkins — The Absorption of Water by Seeds. 



• /h ht. t^23'c One bean m eacli exptmsattu-utefi KNO^.d&ad, 

 fi) Removed fo drsti/teci water at the issr^ hour 



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Series IV.— ^ = 19" 0. 



Time in hours. 



One living bean, not desiccated, used in each 

 experiment. 



Increase in weight Remarks. 



Per cent. 



2. 



11 



4 

 24 



118-2 



119-9 



71-8 



95-0 



In pure water. The seed in No. 2 

 ^ had been in a damp place pre- 

 viously. 



450 beans of one sample, dried as described, lost 13-2 "/^ of their original 

 v?eight. 



100 beans of another sample lost 11-5 7o- Adding on this, 12 7^ roughly, 

 to No. 1, Series IV., gives 132 °l^, which agrees with the results in the other 

 series. 



