. Botany for high schools. Botany. PARTS OF SEEDS: THE SQUASH OR PUMPKIN 7 THE SQUASH OR PUMPKIN. 8. Form and structure of the seed—The seed is flattened and nearly elliptical in outline. The seed coats are hard and dry. The micropylar end is slightly pro- truded. The "sheU^^ formed of the seed coats can be split into two halves exposing the em- bryo within. Between the embryo and the seed coats is a thin papery of the Fig. II. Germinating seed of pumpkin, showing how the heel or *peg" catches on the seed coat to cast it Please note that these images are extracted f


. Botany for high schools. Botany. PARTS OF SEEDS: THE SQUASH OR PUMPKIN 7 THE SQUASH OR PUMPKIN. 8. Form and structure of the seed—The seed is flattened and nearly elliptical in outline. The seed coats are hard and dry. The micropylar end is slightly pro- truded. The "sheU^^ formed of the seed coats can be split into two halves exposing the em- bryo within. Between the embryo and the seed coats is a thin papery of the Fig. II. Germinating seed of pumpkin, showing how the heel or *peg" catches on the seed coat to cast it Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York, H. Holt and Company


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