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Solanwn tuberosum : germinated excellently after 70 days, well 

 after 100 ; all dead after 120 days. 





lyeo^yersicum (cominon tomato) : one seed germinated 

 after 22 days' immersion, the rest were killed by 36 and 60 

 days' immersion, (f But Mr. Berkeley found that they ger- 

 minated after a month.) 'l 

 t melongena. 



Convolvuliis tricolor : after having been 7 days in the salt water, 

 many of the seeds germinated, and the embryos came out of 

 the husks : of those which did not germinate under water, 

 one germinated after 36 days' immersion. 



(PoLEMOKiACE^ and Hydhophtllace-s:.) 



Oilia tricolor (f was killed by a month's immersion). 



^hlocc Drummondii : of old seed none germinated after 11 days ; 



after 



Eutoca viscida. 

 N^emopldla imignis, 



atomaria. 



days' immersion 





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one of these were found by Mr. 

 Berkeley to germinate after a 



maculata. I month's immersioh. ^ ^^^ 





discoidalis 



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Borago officinalis : a few came up after 14 days' imm 



after 28 days, and none after 42 days. 

 f^olana grandiflora. 



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after 42 



germinated. 



(^panula Pentagonia (fdid not germinate 

 immersion) . 



gracilijlora. 



(com salad) 



(CoMPOSIT-aE.) 



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germinated. Cold water had 



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days they germinated rather better than the others (t) . 



i% JVichorium Endivia 



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IGalimoga trilohata : germinated after 22 days 

 i4?*er Chinensts Tmixed German varietes): ge 





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Chinensts (mixed German varietes) 

 all dead after 54 day sV immersion. 



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