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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Oct 21, 2007

JMG seed. Almost ripe.

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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Oct 21, 2007

Only one.

X

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atenkley Robertsdale, AL(Zone 8b) Oct 21, 2007

How cool is that!? Once again very educational! - Arlan

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beckygardener (Becky) in Sebastian, FL(Zone 10a) Oct 21, 2007

Great photos, X!!!! Very interesting to see! Thank you!

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Grow_Jo Calgary, AB(Zone 3a) Oct 21, 2007

X - you take the coolest photos!

Ü Joanne

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Oct 21, 2007

Great photos, you can still see the fresh juices..

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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Oct 21, 2007

Thanks! That 2nd photo intrigues me. It appears there were 5 embryo seeds to start. Four were fertilized and one was not. Three of them stopped growing and only 1 continued to maturity. I find the margins down the center of the three that stopped maturing at what looks like an early stage curious. You can easily see the "split" in the structure in the middle of the mature one.

X

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Oct 22, 2007

Anne X - I was wondering when you were going to post something like the reference photo I posted here
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=2789250
of course I knew it was just a matter of time...

Regarding the 1st photo that you posted here
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/Xeramtheum_1192979515_829.jpg
if you look very(!) closely you can see where the usual 3 locule walls are between certain seeds...

The photo that you posted here
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/Xeramtheum_1192979564_195.jpg
appears to have 4 locules...which is uncomon,but I have seedpods with 4 locules...
What looks to be single undeveloped seeds may actually be pairs of seeds representing the usual 2 seeds per locule...

The 2nd photo is of Ipomoea purpurea,yes(?)...I.purpurea is the only Ipomoea species that I've seen produce 8 seeds per pod...

Got any ripe seedpods with 4 locules and 8 seeds per pod(?)...or more seeds per locule than the usual 2 like I had gotten here
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/90979/

Your camera work parallels something produced by a microscope...amazingly(!) revealing...

TTY,...

Ron



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bluespiral (Zone 7a) Oct 23, 2007

Gives a new appreciation to the paradox of life suspended in an old seed. Thanks, X.

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Dec 27, 2007

Just bumping this up, it is so worth it to the newbies.. lots of info guys.

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