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another lot after 85, most of the seeds germinated, but the 

 seedlings died off; after 100 and likewise after 120 days* 

 immersion, in each case, a single seedling came up. 



Solcus saccTiaratiis : after 36 days germinated fairly ; after 50 

 days all died. 



'\Zea Mays : none germinated after a month's immersion. 



fArum maculatum, 



fAnomatJieca cruenta, 



fBabiana plicata. 



f^richonema pudicum. 



f Sisyrinchitim vridifolium. 



Catma Indica : after 50 days several germinated, but not very 



strongly. 

 ^Colchicwm auttimnale : did not germinate. 

 . Allivm cepa : after 56 days' immersion, 3 out of 15 germinated ; 



after 82* days in the cold water, most of the seeds grew well ; 



after 100 days, 2 or 3 grew out of about 25 planted (f). 

 fSulbine mmua. 

 fAsphodelus lutein, 

 ftlropetalum serotinvm : did not germinate. 



EXOGENS. 



Micinus communis (var, major and minor) : both germinated 



after 36 days. 

 Cucurbita Melopepo (vegetable marrow) : germinated after 100 



days ; of 4 seeds immersed in the cold water for 82 days, 2 



germinated. 

 '^Oiicumis Mela (melon). 

 Cistm (mixed shrubby garden varieties) : germinated well after 



36 days, and some germinated after 70 days. 



(CsucrFEB^.) 



many 



sativum : after 85 days' immer 

 erminated; after 56 days -A- 



out of 



water* 



after 65 days, ^ grew, {fvar., golden cress.) These 

 ^ave out an astonishing quantity of slime in the salt 



Brassica oleracea^ var. "Mammoth white Broccoli:" germi 

 nated after 11 days' immersion, but after 22 days all died. 



va/r. " Early Cauliflower :" aft;er 22 day 



100 germinated j after 36 days all dead 



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