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Respiration of seeds, summary of conclusions 81-82 



relation to vitality of seeds 89, 90 



Romanes, seed respiration experiment 79 



Samek, seed germination experiment, note 80 



Sharpe, citation as to enzymes 83 



Shipping and keeping of seeds in special packages, discussion 65-74 



storing seeds, method for preservation of vitality 4-4-65 



seed in charcoal, moss, etc. , remarks 47 



Soaking seeds for germination tests, advantage 12 



Solanaceic, Lycopersicon lyropersicum., selection for experiment 10 



Spalding, Prof. V. M., direction of present study 10 



Starch in seed, relation to germination in ice-house storage 28 



Storage (keeping) and shipping of seeds in special packages, discussion 65-74 



room, warehouse, character for seeds, remarks 46 



seed, relation to preservation of vitality 88, 89 



Storing and shipping seeds, methods for preservation of vitality 44-65 



seeds, relative merits of Mobile, Baton Rouge, and Ann Arbor 21-22 



Temperature and moisture, effect on vitality of seed, discussion 24-36 



summary of results 35 



relation to vitality of seed, tables and comment. . . 38-44 



precipitation, relation to vitality of seed, percentages 23 



maximum limit of endurance by seed, variation 25 



relation to vitality of seeds 87, 88, 89-90 



Temperatures, fixed, effect of definite moisture on vitality of seed, discussion. . 36-44 



high, vitality of seeds, effect of moisture 29 



Test, germination, first, for climate, results, table and comment 15-16, 18-21 



second, for climate, results, table and comment 16-17, 18-21 



Tester, Geneva, germination of seeds, modification and use 11-12 



Testing seeds, conditions of experiments 14, 29-31, 36 



Tests, germination, results 50-65 



various vegetable seeds 11 



seed, for effect of moisture on vitality at high temperatures 29 



vitality, importance of nearness to planting time 47 



Thompson, citation as to enzymes 83 



Tomato, germination tests, results for various storage conditions 61, 63-65 



seed, ice-house storage, effect 28 



moisture and temperature test of vitality 36 



selection for experiment 1 10 



Tropical climate, loss of vitality of lettuce seed 25 



Vacuum, seed respiration experiments 79 



Van Tieghem and Bonnier, tests of respiration of seeds, results 75 



Violacex, Viola tricolor, selection for experiment 10 



Vitality and germination of seeds, conclusions from present study, summary. . 87-90 



cabbage and onion seed, relation to storage and package 71-74 



seed, effect of climatic conditions, discussion 13-22 



definite moisture in fixed temperatures, discussion 36-44 



temperature and moisture, discussion 24-36 



enzymes in preservation 82-87 



loss for various seeds under different storage conditions 63-65 



in different climates, causes 22-24 



with varying moisture at ordinary temperature 85 



low, worse than dead seed, note 46 



preservation by methods of storing and shipping 44-65 



relation of moisture and temperature, tal)les and comment 38-44 



storage in different kinds of packages, results 68 



Warehouse, seed, storage, character, remarks 46 



AVater content of seeds, increase, effect on vitality 44 



Watermelon, gemination tests, results for various storage conditions 62, 63-65 



seed, ice-house storage, effect 28 



selection for experiment 10 



Waugh, citation as to enzymes 83 



Zea mays, selection for experiment, note 10 



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