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MXPEBIMENTS WITH PLANTS 



advantage in having the seed flattened ? In a flat- 

 tened seed, what is the best position for the opening ? 

 Where is the opening usually found in a flattened 

 seed? 



What course does the water take after entering the 

 seed ? Perhaps the best way to trace the path of the 

 water is by dissolving some coloring matter in it. 

 Eosin (obtainable as Eosin Pink, one of the Diamond 



Three rows of Com planted at the same time, each grain being 

 half-bnried in tlie moist soil: those in the first row were placed 

 flat on the surface; those in the second row with tlie pointed end 

 upward; those in llio lust row with the pointed end downward. 



