. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden. Plants. 350 KiRKWOOD AND GiEs : Chemical Studies. F'iG. 5. Germinating cocoanut at the end of a year, showing plumule and roots, with husk little altered except where it was in contact with the earth. usually removed before the nut appears upon the market, is a thick fibrous layer comprising the exocarp, the epicarp consist- ing of a smooth, thin, tough coat of a brownish or grayish color. (See pp. 323 and 324). The endocarp, or what is commonly known as the shell of the nut, is composed of three carpels whose lines of fusion are always appar
. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden. Plants. 350 KiRKWOOD AND GiEs : Chemical Studies. F'iG. 5. Germinating cocoanut at the end of a year, showing plumule and roots, with husk little altered except where it was in contact with the earth. usually removed before the nut appears upon the market, is a thick fibrous layer comprising the exocarp, the epicarp consist- ing of a smooth, thin, tough coat of a brownish or grayish color. (See pp. 323 and 324). The endocarp, or what is commonly known as the shell of the nut, is composed of three carpels whose lines of fusion are always apparent. The nut lies in the husk with the end containing the " eyes " toward the pedicel. Each carpel con- tains an " eye," so-called, and under one of these three eyes, the. 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 New York Botanical Garden. New York : The Garden
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