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The substance of the above was presented, December 27, 1900, to 

 the Ohio Academy of Science and it provoked a discussion in which 

 Professors Kellerman, Schaffner, Mosely and others participated. 

 Dr. Kellerman thought that the reaults of Arthur's experiments were 

 perhaps more nearly in accord with what usually takes place in na- 

 ture. He pointed out the mistake of quoting or saying that Arthur 

 has shown "that only one of the seeds can be caused to germinate 

 the first year." Turning to the printed report of the experiments in 

 question (Proc. 16th, An. Meeting Soc. Prom. Agr. Sci., 1895), I find 

 that, based on many experiments made previous to 1895, he gives 

 the result in round numbers as follows: "Out of evei'y hundred or- 

 dinarily well formed cockleburs, seventy will produce one seedling 

 €ach, and five two seedlings each the first year after maturity; the 

 remaining twenty-five will for various reasons fail to grow. Thirty 

 of the hundred will produce,j,seedlings the second year after matur- 

 ity, five will produce seedlings the third year after maturity, and 

 two or three seedlings will be produced in subsequent years. 



Later experiments by Dr. Arthur seemed to show a lower per- 

 centage of cases of the sprouting of both seeds to the bur in one sea- 

 son. In the summary he states: "The germination of both seeds of a 

 bur of Xanthium in one season is exceptional." 



In view of the above and in accordance with the suggestions of 

 others I purpose continuing my experiments relative to this subject. 



The following interesting statement is made by Dr. Arthur, in 

 the rei)ort cited, touching the cause of the difference in the action 

 of the two seeds; he says it "appears to be constitutional; a heredi- 

 tary character residing in the protoplasm of the embryo." 



New London^ Ohio. 



PLANT REMAINS FROM THE BAUM VILLAGE SITE. 



W. C. Mills. 



During the year 1900 the Ohio Archaeological and Historical 

 Society procured from the ash pits of the Baum Village Site, situated 

 near Bournville, Ross county, Ohio, a number of grains and seeds, 

 which wex'e submitted to Prof. J. H. Schaffner for identification. 

 The following is the list : 



Corn, Zea mays L. 



Great quanities of the eight rowed variety were found. The cobs 

 were usually a))Out one-half inch in diameter. Also a variety with 

 more than eight rows, usually ten rows was found. This variety 

 had a much thicker cob. The grains and cob were in a good state of 

 preservation, having been charred. In several instances the charred 

 remains of a woven fabric were found intermingled with the cobs 

 and grains, showing that the corn luid evidently been wrapped in 



