THE PROPORTION OF PARTS IN FRUITS 305 



Tables showing the Relation of Parts by Weight in Different 

 Stages of the Coco-nut (Cocos nucifera). (Table I. is in 

 grains; Table II. in grammes.) 



I. Grains. 



(Data obtained from individual nuts in different stages.) 



II. Grammes. 



(The proportions given in Table I are here applied to a fruit assumed to weigh origin- 

 ally 4000 grammes, or nearly 9 lbs. ) 



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