the Fruit of Cucurbita. 471 
Exp. 10. A well-grown gourd (Vi), cultivated out of doors. 
EXPERIMENT X.— Sept. 29, 1891. Vi. 
Time. 
Reading. 
Rate. 
mm. 
/x per min. 
8.33 a.m. 
13.01 
+ i-8 (night) 
9-36 „ 
1 3 - 11 
+ 1.6 
10.20 „ 
13.16 
+ 1. 1 
12.4 p.m. 
I 3 *i 9 
+ 0.3 
i -3 •, 
13.18 
-0-2 
2.18 „ 
13.26 
+ I* I 
3 - 3 ° » 
13*325 
+ O.9 
5 -i 6 „ 
I 3-56 
+ 2-2 
6.47 >' 
I 3 * 7 i 
+ 1.6 
8 - 5 ° „ 
13*99 
+ 2.3 
9.48 ,, 
14.12 
+ 2.2 
It shows the same general features as those seen in the 
weight curve, namely, a fall in growth and shrinking in the 
middle of the day, with a rapid rise in the evening. 
For the following experiments the Cticurbita was cultivated 
TABLE A. 
Time. 
Reading. 
Rate. 
Sept. 6, 1892. 
mm. 
•oi mm. per hr. 
10.25 a.m. 
5-82 
Sept. 7. 
9.48 a.m. 
8 - i 5 
10-0 
10.57 » 
8.28 
Rearranged micrometer. 
1 1. 31 a.m. 
6-26 
Sept. 8. 
9.44 a.m. 
8.20 
8-8 
Sept. 9. 
10.12 a.m. 
9.98 
7*3 
Sept. 10. 
10.18 a.m. 
11-26 
5*3 
Rearranged micrometer. 
Sept. 12. 
9.47 a.m. 
9*55 
Sept. 13. 
10.28 a.m. 
10.45 
3*6 
Sept. 14. 
10.15 a.m. 
10.73 
1-2 
