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20. Lettuce, Boston Mai^ket. — Department of Agriculture.- 



loo seeds in 12-inch seed-pans, sown yi inch deep. 



No. I, profusel)' watered. 



No. 2, sparingly watered, sown may 7, 5 p. M. 



Epitome. — Sprouting was considerably more rapid in the drier 

 pan, while total .sprouting was 30 per cent, greater. 



21. Carrot, Vermont Biitter. — Hoskins. (Fig. 3.) 



100 carpels, in 10 inch seed-pans, sown yi inch deep. 



No- I, profusely watered. 



No- 2, sparingly watered. SOWN MAY 4, 6 P. M. 



Epitofue. — Sprouting was remarkably more rapid in the drier 

 pan, and the per cent, of sprouting was also very much greater, 

 amounting to 47 per cent. 



Figure 3, from a photograph, represents this test at its conclu- 

 sion. 



Wet Pan. 



Fig. 3.— Table 21. 



Dry Pan. 



