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soon after the blossom falls. By the time the seeds have escaped 
n ul ummer advances this sh grows until in 
September it is nearly as long as the bulb, and contains the 
parts of the re flower as distinct organs. In early November 
the end of the year the general ones is that of a complete 
flower, from half to two-thirds full s 
From January until April the a ay pushes toward the 
surface of the soil developing the leaf and flower. The bursting 
mechanism of the anthers is developed in this period. In trans- 
planted bulbs this occurred in one week, between January 7th 
and 15th, no indications being seen on the 7th and the struc- 
ture being completed by the 15th. 
As the shoot pushes above the soil, the new bulb begins as a 
small bud at its base ; and the cycle of subterranean development 
the visitinginsects. The fertilized ovules develop into seeds, the 
plant withers, and the cycle is completed. 
FREDERICK H. BLopDGeETt. 
FORCE EXERTED BY SWELLING SEEDS. 
e solid portions of the bodies of plants, such as the walls 
of cells, grains of starch, protein and other substances, are sup- 
tension. It is comparatively easy to drive off much water from 
