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their point of origin, so that the fruits are borne at no great dis- 
tance from the root and main stem. The leaves, somewhat suc- 
It is after pollination that the remarkable habits of the plant’ 
become apparent. The torus elongates into a gynophore, carry- 
Grounp-nout, 
Fic. 9. 
ing the ovary, which itself shows no external signs of develop- 
ment as yet, down to the surface of the soil. ane he structure of 
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the soil, the other imparting fexibility nn allowing of specific 
