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i6. Tomato, Green Gage. — Thorburn. 



lOo seeds in 8-iuch round lily pans, sown 3^ inch deep. 

 No. I, profusely watered. 

 No. 2, sparingly watered. 



SOWN MAY 7, 6 p. M. 



Epitome. — Sprouting was much more rapid in the seeds which 

 were sparingly watered, and the total per cent, of sprouting was 

 17 per cent, greater in the same test. 



Two other pans were prepared in the same manner but were 

 subjected to a lower temperature for two consecutive nights to im- 

 itate the conditions of testing in an ordinary kitchen. The re- 

 sults are recorded in the next table. 



17. Tomato, 6^;y^w Gage. — Thorburn. (Compare with No. 16.) 



100 seeds in 8-inch round lily-pans, sown ^4^ inch deep, and placed in a 

 cellar, with a temperature at 45°, for the first two nights after sowing. The 

 pans were at other times set in the forcing-house alongside those of No. 16. 



No. I, profusely watered. 



No. 2, sparingly watered. 



SOWN MAY 7, 6 p. M. 



Epitome. — Sprouting was very much quicker in the sample 

 which was sparingly watered, and the per cent, of sprouting was 

 27 per cent, greater. The low temperature of the cellar delayed 

 sprouting about t\vent5^-four hours, or essentially the length of 

 time the seeds remained in the cellar. 



