Ch. IV, 8] 



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Second, not only carbon dioxide but abo \\-ater is released 

 by the germinating seeds. Thu~ in the growth of seeds, 



Pi^ 115 — X respiroscope ; X j. While the seeds are germinating, tne 

 chamber is kept closed by the smaller rubber stopper and clamp, though 

 these are removed in appljdng the test. 



oxj-gen is absorbed and carbon dioxide and water are 

 released. This, however, is precisely what occurs in the 

 respiration of animals, including mankind. The process m 



