lEVmi OF TRANSMriTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 



Was/ihi(/ton, D. a, Marches, 190]^. 

 Sir: 1 have the honor to transmit herewith and to recommend for 

 pii])lication as Bulletin No. 58 of the .series of this Bureau the aecom- 

 panying technical paper entitled ''The Vitality and Germination of 

 Seeds." 



This paper was prepared l)y J. W. T. I)uvel, Assistant in the Seed 

 Laboratory, and has been submitted by the Botanist w^ith a view to 

 publication. 



Respectfully, ' B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. »Tames Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



