6 GERMINATION OF PACKETED VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Table II. — Average germination of box vegetable seeds put up by 60 firms in four years. 



GERMINATION OF MAIL-ORDEIl SEEDS, BY FIRMS. 



Table III shows, by firms, the average germination of mail-order 

 seeds purchased in 1911. The difference in average germination of 

 seeds sent out by these firms is comparatively small, the highest 

 being 81.8 per cent and the lowest 70.3 per cent. 



Table III. — Average germination of packeted vegetable seeds bought from 20 mail-order 



houses in 1911. 



COMPARISON OF BOX AND MAIL-ORDER SEEDS, BY KINDS. 



Table IV shows, by kinds, the average germination of box seeds for 

 each year, the average for the four years, and the average of the mail- 

 order seeds for 1911. A comparison of the last two columns in this 



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