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ss" PHE FRUIT AND THE SEED 303 
a are carried up into the air by the growth of the hypocotyl (the 
part of the seedling between the cotyledon and the root) and 
ie function as green leaves. In an intermediate type the cotyledons 
are carried up into the air by the growing hypocotyl, but shrivel 
_as the reserve food is exhausted and do not function as ereen 
leaves (Fig. 307). The orientation of the seedling is frequently 
_ as to push the developing radicle into the ground. 
due to movements of the cotyledons, which bend in such a way. 
