DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



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On July 27, the following were tested at 95° to 100° F. 

 50 white spine cucumbers grown by or sold by Sibley of Roches- 

 ter, 10 grew --- 20 per cent 



50 nutnieg melon grown by or sold by Sibley of Kochester 44: " " 



50 early frame cucumbers groAvn by or sold by Sibley of Roches- 

 ter..' - 11 " " 



30 white bush squash grown by or sold by Sibley of Rochester... 60 " " 



50 white spine cucumbers (J3. M. Ferry) 40 *' " 



100 nutmeg melon (D. M. Ferry) 67 " "' 



50 turban squash, good seed grown by Michigan Agricultural Col- 

 lego - - -- 66 '' '•' 



Tliese experiments at uniform or nearly uniform temperatures need repeat- 

 ing. 



J. M. TJiorhorn £ Co. 



The seeds were ordered bv a friend directlv of these seedsmen and tested in 

 1881: 



Variety of Seed. 



Cabbage, Early Flat Dutch 



" Cora iSalad 



" Earlv WinnigstacU 



Cauliflower, Fine Algiers 



Lettuce, Early Curled 



" Large White 



" American 



" All the Year Round 



" Paper White. 



Onions, Yellow Danvers 



" Tlie Qneen 



" White Portugal 



Peas, Cliampiou of England 



" McLean's Advance 



Cabbage, Drumhead Savoy 



•' Large Flat Dutch 



" Early Winnigstadt 



Mode of Testing. 



In damp paper. 



hi 





In the open ground. 



(( ki a 



Moist sand in greenhouse. 

 In hot bed. 



K 

 (( 





Per cent 

 Germi- 

 nated. 



77 

 44 

 75 

 S5 

 70 

 75 

 70 

 94 

 93 

 23 

 29 

 4 

 75 

 34 

 29 

 IS 

 25 

 50 



Seeds bought' of a sfrocer in Lansing 



Melon, Ice Cream 



Radish, Scarlet Short Top 

 " French Breakfast. 



15 



Porous Saucers. 



65°— 75° 



70—80 



70—80 



50 

 100 

 100 



80 

 24 



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