136 ME. C. DARWIN ON THE ACTION OF SEA-WATER 



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. 



Holcus saccharatus : after 36 days germinated fairly ; after 50 

 days all died. 



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



fArum maculatum. 

 fAnomatheca cruenta. 

 \Babiana plicata. 

 fTrichonema pudicum. 



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



strongly. 

 fColchicum autumnale : did not germinate. 

 Allium 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 (t). 

 fBulbine annua. 

 fAsphodelus luteus. 

 t Uropetalum serotinum : did not germinate. 



EXOGENS. 



Bicinus communis (var. major and minor) : both germinated 



after 36 days. 

 Cucurhita Melopepo (vegetable marrow) : germinated after 100 



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



germinated. 

 fCucumis Melo (melon). 

 Cistus (mixed shrubby garden varieties) : germinated well after 



36 days, and some germinated after 70 days. 



(Crtjcifer^i.) 



Lepidium sativum : after 85 days' immersion only one out of 

 many germinated; after 56 days -^y grew: in the cold 

 water, after 65 days, -fa grew, (fvar., golden cress.) These 

 seeds gave out an astonishing quantity of slime in the salt 

 water. 



Brassica oleracea, var. "Mammoth white Broccoli:" germi- 

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



, var. " Early Cauliflower:" after 22 days, 5 



out of 100 germinated ; after 36 days all dead. 



