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i8. Cucumber, NichoV s Medhini Gi-ec7t. — Department of Ag- 

 riculture. 



50 seeds in 8-inch round lily pans, sown }4. inch deep. 

 No. I, profusely watered. 

 No. 2, sparingly watered. 



SOWN MAY 8, 6 P. M. 



Epitome. — Sprouting was very much more rapid in the sample 

 which was sparingly watered, although the total amount of sprout- 

 ing was 10 per cent. less. The lower percentage appeared to be 

 due to the fact that near the close of the test the pan became too 

 dry. 



Two similar pans were prepared and set in a cellar for two 

 nights, after the manner of the preceding experiment. The re- 

 sults are as follows : 



ig. Cucumber, NichoP s Medium Greeii. — Department of Ag- 

 riculture. (Compare with No. 18.) 



50 seeds in 8-iiich round lily-pans, sown y^ inch deep, and placed in a 

 cellar, with a temperature of 45°, for the two nights following sowing. At 

 other times the pans were placed in the forcing-house with those of No. iS. 



No. I, profusely watered. 



No. 2, sparingly watered. 



SOWN MAY 8, 6 P. M. 



^/'//^;;?(?.— Sprouting was more rapid in the drier pan, while 

 per cent, of sprouting was the same in each. The low tempera- 

 ture of the cellar delayed sprouting about twenty-four hours, 

 or es.sentially the length of time the seeds were left in the cellar. 



