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Oct. 20. Curvature very marked, but is taking place upwards, the apex again 

 touching the surface of the seed. No fimbriae visible. Removed one half of Outer 

 Cylindrical Process, so as to watch Inner Process. 



Oct. 31. No fimbria), and no sign of geocentric declension. Growth of Original 

 Process arrested. Formation of bulb visibly began. First monophyllous growth (first 

 true leaf) issuing upwards. 



Nov. 7. No change except in size of young bulb. 



F'io. 111. — Cola vera, oermixatino. Like size. 

 The cotyledon spread out, showing minor lobation of each half. 



Nov. L6. Young bulb nearly }, inch diam., with well-formed disc, from which four 

 (radial) rootfl have issued, and are almost as long as the Radicle, which now extends 

 \ inch beyond disc. The conical apex is peeling (or scaling), and, on such scales 

 falling, root-fimbriflB are visible (under microscope) in process of formation. Radicle 

 lho« a of geo > ntric declension at an abrupt angle from the general trend of the 

 Original Process. 



Xutr. Draw in- was made at this stage. The subsequent process of growth is 

 well known. 



