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STUDIES IN SEEDS AND FRUITS 



NOTE 3 (p. 31). 



Comparison of the Relative Weights of the Coats, Kernel, and 

 Embryo of Resting Seeds, and of the same Seeds dried after 

 swelling for germination. the seed on drying returns ap- 

 PROXIMATELY TO ITS Original Weight. 



(With the exception of Hura crepitans, which belongs to the Euphorbiacese, all the 

 seeds are leguminous. ) ' 



Remarks on the table Only approximate results can be expected 



here, since we are not able to compare the relative weights of parts in 



