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THE VITALITY AND OERMINATlOlsr OF SEEDS. 



Table XVII. — Percentruie of grrminafion of " A" aveet corn subjected to various condi- 

 tions of storage in different localities. 



[Germination of control sample: First test, 92.7 per cent; second test, 92.4 per cent.] 



Table XVIII. — Percentage of germination of " B" siveet corn stihjected to various condi- 

 tions of storage in different localities. 



[Germination of control sample: First test, 89.3 per cent; second test, 88.5 per cent.] 



Place of .storage. 



Lake Citv, Fla 



Do 



Auburn, Ala 



Do 



Mobile, Ala , 



Do 



Baton Rouge, La 



Do 



San Juan, P. R 



Do 



Wagoner, Ind. T 



Do 



Durham, N. H 



Do 



Ann Arbor, Mich 



Do 



Average percentage of ger- 

 mination. 



Average percentage of loss 

 in vitality. 



Order of 



tests. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 days in 

 storage. 



First... 

 Second 



First... 

 Second 



First... 

 Second 



First... 

 Second 



First... 

 Second 



Fir.st... 

 Second 



First... 

 Second 



First... 

 Second 



First.... 

 Second . 



I First... 

 [Second 



129 

 234 



102 

 275 



140 

 262 



121 

 247 



131 



126 

 238 



147 

 251 



128 

 251 



128 

 251 



Percentage of germination. 



Trade condi- 

 tions. 



Envel- 

 opes. 



86 



77.1 



88 

 62 



48 

 12 



80 

 54.2 



72 

 78 



70 



78 



89.3 



82 



92 

 80 



78.16 

 65.41 



12. 47 

 26. 09 



Bottles. 



60 

 2 



92 

 56 



81.2 

 52 



82 

 36 



72 



71.7 



82 

 76 



69.5 

 91.8 



88 

 92 



78.31 

 59.70 



12. 31 

 32.55 



Dry rooms. 



Envel- 

 opes. 



90 

 64 



86 



82 



60 

 16 



84 

 66 



90 



84.2 



84 



88 

 86 



83.17 

 66.33 



6.87 

 25. 06 



Bottles. 



38 

 



86 

 38 



87. 

 64 



94 

 46 



88 

 88 



83.6 



88 



48 

 22 



75. 01 



48 



16 

 45.76 



Basements. 



Envel- 

 opes. 



76 

 30 



86 



82 



04 

 4.5 



Bottles. 



84 

 88 



80 

 76 



88 



82 



79 

 60.41 



11. &4 

 31 . 74 



46 

 



84 

 89.6 



86 

 76 



88 

 61.2 



84 

 76 



SO 



88 



96 



80. 55 

 68.40 



9.80 

 22. 71 



