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24 hours, according to directions. The test was repeated, the 

 seeds being soaked 6 hours : — 



3. Radish, Early Scarlet Globe. — Henderson. 



No. I, soaked in gerniitiator 6 hours. 

 No. 2, soaked in water 6 hours. 

 No. 3, untreated. 



Epitome. — The seeds treated to germinator still gave poor re- 

 sults, yet they did much better than the samples soaked twice 

 and four times as long ; they also germinated more slowly than 

 the other samples. 



4. Onion, Red Wcthersfield. — Thorburn. 



No. I, 100 seeds soaked in germinator 24 hours. 

 No. 2, 100 seeds soaked in water 24 hours. 



SOWN APR. 30. 



Epitome. — Seeds treated to germinator fell slightly below the 

 other in per cent, of sprottting. . 



5. Tomato, Bell. — Cornish. 



No. I, TOO seeds soaked in germinator 24 hours. 

 No. 2, TOO seeds soaked in water 24 hours. 



