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Tab. X. 



FLOWER-STALK-III. 

 The part under water = 45 cm. 



Date. 



Time. 



Length 

 of Flower- 

 stalk. 



Daily 

 Growth. 



Flower- 

 bud. 



Daily 

 Growth. 



Mean 

 Temp. 



Eemarks. 



Aug. 12 



12. m. 



77.0 





4.0 





26.5 





13 



3. p.m. 



88.0 



11.© 



5.0 



1.0 



26.8 





14 



1.30 „ 



94.5 



6.5 



5.5 



0.5 



24.6 





15 



1.30 „ 



100.5 



6.0 



6.5 



1.0 



26.2 





16 



1.20 „ 



106.0 



5.5 



7.5 



1.0 



27.1 





17 



1.50 „ 



111.+ 



4.5 + 



8.5 



1.0 



28.6 





18 



12. m. 



113.5 



2.5- 



9.+ 



0.5 + 



27.6 





19 



» 



115.7 



2.2 



10.0 



1.0 



27.9 





20 



» 



117.0 



1.3 



11.0 



1.0 



27.5 





21 



>> 



118.5 



1.5 



11.5 



0.5 



27.3 



Flower opened. 



22 



>> 



119.0 



0.5 







26.2 





By summarising the principal data presented by the ten preceeding tables, 



we get the following 



Tab. XI. 



Objects. 



Length of 



stalk above 



water at 



the time of 



Istobserv. 



Length of 

 stalk above 



water at 

 the time of 

 last observ. 



Length of 



stalk under 



water. 



Total 



length at 



the time of 



1st observ. 



Total 



length of 



stalk at 



the time of 



last observ. 



Total 



length at 



the time of 



max. 



growth. 



Max. daily 

 growth. 



Leaf- stalk. T. 



30.0 



112.5 



58.0 



88.0 



170.5 



98.5 



23.0 



II. 



12.0 



106.0 



50.0 



62.0 



156.0 



74.5 



25.0 



III. 



22.0 



82.+ 



67.0 



89.0 



149. + 



111.5 



17.0 



IV. 



24.0 



115.8 



60.0 



84.0 



175.8 



116.0 



20.© 



V. 



9.5 



92.5 



59.0 



68.5 



151.5 



79.0 



20.5 



VI. 



0.0 



87.0 



55.0 



55.0 



142.0 



63.5 



17.6 



VII. 



0.0 



72.+ 



50.0 



50.0 



122. + 



84.5 



20.0 



Flower-stalk I. 



74.0 



141.0 



48.0 



122.0 



189.0 



122.0 



14.0 



II. 



10.0 



98.0 



50.0 



60.0 



148.0 



85.0 



16.8 



Hi- 



77.0 



119.0 



45.0 



122.0 



164.0 



122.0 



11.0 



We can see from the preceding tables, that the leaf and flower 

 stalks of Nclumbo do not grow uniformly, that is, with equal rate of 

 growth. As with the growth of parts of other plant there is here also 



