THE 



SCIENTIFIC PROCEEDINGS 



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Yol. 5IV. (I.S.), No. 25. JAIUAET, 1915. 



THE PIGMENTS OF FRUITS IN RELATION TO 

 SOME GENETIC EXPERIMENTS ON 



CAPSICUM ANNUVM. 



W. R. G. ATKINS, Sc.D., F.LC., 



ASSISTANT TO THE PEOFESSOK OF BOTANY, TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN, 

 AND 



G. 0. SHERRARD, A.R.C.Sc.L, 



JOHN INNES HOETICDLTUP.AL INSTITUTION, MERTON. 

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