—39- 



SOWN MAR. 29. 



SAMPLES. 



No. I, Incubator, 

 No. 2, Forcing-house, 



Average 

 tempera- 

 ture 

 during 



test. 



74" 

 76° 



Extremes 



of 

 tempera- 

 ture. 



iiS°, 53° 



Epitome. — Under constant temperature, rapidity of sprouting 

 was much greater, while per cent of sprouting was essentially the 

 same in both tests. 



13. Onion, Giant Yellow Globe Rocca. — Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



No. I, 50 seeds soaked in water 20 hours and sown % inch deep in sand in 

 5-inch seed-pan, in incubator. 

 No. 2, same, in forcing-house. 



SOWN MAR. 29. 



Epitome. — Under constant temperature, sprouting was more 

 rapid, but the total per cent, was slightly le.ss. 



14. Onion, Giant Yellow Globe Rocca. — Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



No. I, 50 seeds soaked 30 hours in water and sown % inch deep in sand, 

 in 5-inch seed-pan, in incubator. 

 No. 2, same, in forcing-house. 



SOWN MAR 29. 



Epitome. — Under constant temperature, sprouting was a trifle 

 more rapid, although, at the end of the second day, the same num- 

 ber of seeds had sprouted in each test. The per cent, of sprout- 

 ing was greater under varying temperatures. 



