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after which it remained almost constant until maturity. The lateral 
diameter had almost completed its growth by the fourteenth day and 
remained stabilized until the twenty-second day. The dorsoventral 
diameter increased until the eighteenth day, although the rapid increase 
was completed by the fifteenth day. The diameter was maintained until 
Fiq. j. —Average length, lateral diameter, and dorsoventral diameter of kernels of Baku barley at Aber¬ 
deen, Idaho, in 1920. 
the twenty-second day. The wet weight increased rapidly for 17 days, 
with very slight continued increase until the twenty-second day. The 
total water increased rapidly for 16 days and showed no active loss until 
the twenty-second day. The dry weight increased rapidly until the 
twenty-second day and very gradually from then until the thirtieth. 
The percentage of water decreased gradually until the twenty-second day, 
rapidly from then until the twenty-seventh, and abruptly from the 
