CONTEXTS XI 



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Chapter VIII, The Morphology and Physiology of Seeds . 372 



§ 1. The distinctive characteristics of seeds .... .372 



§ 2. The structure, morpholoEcy, and functions of seeds . . 373 

 § 3. The suspension of vitality, resting period, and duration 



of life in seeds 377 



§ 4. The germination of seeds 381 



§ 5. The economics and cultivation of seeds .... 385 



§ 6. The cycle of development from seed to seed . . . 386 



PART II 



THE KIXDS AXD EELATIOXSHIPS OF PLANTS 



