peters: moisture requirements of seeds. 



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TABLE 1. Water Absorption of Corn. 



(lermination. — No. 1, all ten, rootlets averaged 2 cm.; No. 2, the same; No. 3, nine 

 with 1.8 cm. rootlets, secondary rootlets and shoots appearing, one rot; No. 4, eight with 

 rootlets from 1 to 3.5 cm., shoots appearing, one incipient, one rot. No. 4 was clieeked 

 by setting up another test under the same conditions and taking but the initial and the 

 tinal readings. Germination was complete and the per cent of gain was 41.5. 



TABLE 2. Water Absorption of Legumes. 



Germinnlion. — All peas and the navy beans had rootlets averaging 0.9 cm. 

 bean rotted, the others had 0.5 to 1.0 cm. rootlets. 



One soy 



The results shown in these tables are shown graphically in 

 figure 1. They were checked by running a series of five sets 

 each. The above are characteristic and the data for the others 



