110 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Of the same seeds, 100 pumpkins and 100 squashes were planted in sand 

 with a box having a ghiss cover. The experiment failed on account of the 

 interference of mice. 



At the same time 80 seeds of pumpkins and 80 seeds of squashes were 

 planted in sand in the greenhouse, at a temperature of G0° to 80*^ F. 



Of the pumpkins 36, or 45 per cent grew. 



Of the squashes, 33 or 41 + per cent grew. 



On June 17, after a heavy rain, with the thermometer at 80" Fahrenheit, I 

 sowed in a sand bed in the garden 200 seeds of tlie same lot of pumpkins and 

 200 seeds of squashes. 



Of these pumpkins. 103 or 51 per cent grew. 



Of the squashes, 107 or _ 53+ per cent grew. 



SUMMARY 



of testing this lot of seeds of Hubbard squash : 



In the garden, 1st test 73 per cent. 



In " " 2d test, after rain 53 per cent. 



In the greenhouse 41 per cent. 



SUMMARY 



of testing the above lot of pumpkin seeds : 



In the garden, 1st test 72 per cent. 



In " *' 2d test... _ 51 per cent. 



In the greenhouse 45 per cent. 



We can hardly fail to draw the conclusion that some of the modes of testing 

 were at fault, as the results of testing pumpkins and squashes run quite par- 

 allel. Some seeds were presented by D. M. Ferry & Co. with a view to 

 testing; among them were seeds of Boston marrow squash and Marblehead 

 squash. On July 23d, in hot weather, 200 seeds of turban and 200 of mar- 

 blehead squashes were placed in sandy soil in the garden, in the same place 

 and manner and by the same person who planted all the other seeds and all 

 those which are mentioned below. 



Of the Boston marrow, 123 or 63+ per cent germinated; of the marble- 

 head, 100 or 50 per cent germinated. 



On July 30th, in a vacant room of the greenhouse, where, during a part of 

 the day, the mercury rose to 115° to 136° F., were placed in test plates kept 

 covered and damp, 35 seeds of Boston marrow and 15 seeds of marblehead. 



Of these Boston marrow, 34 or 97 per 'cent sprouted ; of the marblehead, 13 

 or 86 per cent sprouted. 



On August first, in the stove-room where plants were kept in damjD air at 

 90° to 98° F., 100 seeds of Boston marrow were placed in damp folds of thick 

 woolen paper, enclosed in a wire box to keep away vermin. Of these, 95 per 

 cent germinated. 



SUMMARY 



Of the above in regard, to squash seeds: 



200 Boston marrow in the garden, germinated .62 per cent 



35 Boston marrow in a hot room of the greenhouse, at 136° F...-97 per cent 

 100 Boston marrow in a stove-room of the greenhouse 95 pei; cent 



