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thamapatras) digest, absorb and store food from the endosperm, while within the seed. The cotyledons of some plants shrivel and drop off after germipation, those of other plants become flat foliage leaves. The cotyledons contain reserves of food that supply the growing scodling until it develops enough chlorophyll to become independent. The stem (skandha) and leaves (patras) develop from the epicotyle64
Evolotionary Trends in the Plant Kingdom As we glance back over the many types of plant life cycles that are found from algac to angiosperms in the Jaina literature, a number of evolutionary trends appear to be evident. One of these 18 a change from a population that is mostly haploid jodividuals to one that is almost entirely diploid-40 exvolutionary trend toward a greater size and importance of the Sporophytes and a reduction in the size of the Gametophyto generation,
Footnotes 1 Sevala, Satyakytānga II 9 65, Pannavanā 1 51, p 2; Jevavicara 8 2 For plant bacteria, ace Bhagavatt Sutra, 7 3 276, 8 8 324, Uttaradhyayana Satra,
36 96., Pannapana Sutra, I. 40ff, Gommajasāra (Jrvakanda), V 189, p. 117 For (Eartb quadratos), see Sutrahyanga, Book I., Bhagavatt, 33 1 814, Uttaradhyayanı Sutra 36, 70, 84, 92, 108, 117, Pannavana Sutta, 1 19. 55, Ekendriyajivapannavana
Gommajasara (Jivakanda), 89, p 68, Lokaprakasa, 4th Sarga, v 25, 5th Sarga, v Iff 3 Satrakrtanga II 3 55 (Panaga), Panyavana I 51, p. 21., Jayavicāra 8 "Papaga Say
Als-bhumiphoda ya" I 4 Sutrakylduga II. 3 43. (aggabija)
"Logarsi cattāri biyakaya eyamahijama tamjaha-aggabiya mulabiya porabiya kham dhablya", Satrakytānga II 343 The commentators give the reading of the Nagarj unlyas, "Nägerjaniyastu pathant-" Vanassaklıyāna parcayiha bljavakkamti evanchi ijar-tamah Aggam laporukkhandhabiyaruha chatthavi egetdıya sammucchimi blya jayamto", Sutrakytaniga (comm ), II 343, p. 94 "Mulagga porabija karda taha kbamdhabljabijaruha, Sammucchima ya bhaniya patteyānathtakaya ya' 1, Gom
majasara (Jiva), 186 6 Sutrakytānga II, 3 43. 7 Ibid II 3 43 8 Ibid, II, 3 43. 9 Ibid II. 3 54 "Thegarla satia udagafonlya udagasambhavā Sevālattas. viunfamti" 10 Bhagavart, 7. 3 276, 8 3 324., Uttaradhyayana Sura 36, 96., Pannavana Sutta 1
401, Gammajasara (Jiya), V 189, p. 117 11 Sufrakytānga II, 3. 43 12 Salyadayo V& to agrabljah, tatha mulablja ardrakadayah, parvabljastvikavadayah,
skandbabljah sallakyĀdayah", Ibid (Comm ), p 94 13 Gommajasära (Jrrakānda), V, 186 (Comm ), p 116 14 "Parvabilāstuiksvadayan", Sutrakytanga II. 3, 43. (comm.) p 94 16 "Skandhabíjah Sallakyūdayak", Ibid. II, 3 43. (comm.), p. 94 16 Ibid 17 "Tumbi", Pannavana, I, 1 45, P 19. 18 Pannavana, I 1. 45, p. 19. 19 Bhaddamuttha (a species of cyperus), Bhagavatt Sutra, 7. 3 277,8. 3 324,
