14 SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY 
Fic. 9.—Germination of the Date Seed (Phoenix dactylifera). 
. Transverse section of seed before germination. II. Theseed germinat- 
ing, and radicle growing downwards. III. Later stage. The leaves 
(b’, b”) can be made out. IV. Later stage. Tho foliage leavés 
(b’, b”) have appeared above ground. A, B, and ©. Transverse 
sections of seed in IV: Aat aw, Bat wy, Cat zz. e. Endosperm. 
s. Sheath of cotyledon. sé. Its stalk. c. Tip of cotyledon. w. 
Primary root, w’. Secondary root. h, Pileorhiza, (From 
Edmonds and Marloth’s “ Elementary Botany ”; after Sachs.) 
