DEPARTMENT REPORTS, 



57 



Hiram Sibley & Go, 



Seeds bought in bulk at groceries in Lansing. 



Variety of Seeds. 



Cabbage, Early Winningstaclt 



Red Pickling 



Ouion, Red V7eathersfield. 



" Yellow Dutch 



Bean, Lima 



Cabbage, Early Winningstadt. 



" Red Pickling 



" Fotler's Improved. .. 



Mode of testing. 



Damp paper on moist sand. 



Seeds raised at Michigan Agricultural College. 



Onions, Red Weathersfield 



Lettuce 



Timothy seed from Illinois 



Damp paper on moist sand. 

 Porous plates 



60—75 

 60—75 

 70—85 



700 

 500 

 200 



Percent 

 Germi- 

 nated. 



57 

 47 

 98 

 29 

 100 

 92 

 75 

 94 



99| 

 99^- 



99 



Cros&man Brothers. 

 Seeds bought at groceries in Lansing. 



Variety of Seed. 



Lettuce, Simpson's Early Curl'd 

 Radish, Long Scarlet Short T'p 



Salsify 



Carrot, Improved Long Orange 

 Turnip, Purple Top Strap Leaf 

 Cabbage, Large Early York.. 



Leek, Musselburgh 



Onion, Red Weathersfield 



Mode of Testing, 



Damp paper on moist sand. 









Tempera- 

 ture. 



60"-72° 

 60 —72 

 60 —72 

 60 —72 

 60—72 

 60—73 

 60—72 

 60 —72 

 60—75 



Seeds 

 Tested. 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 200 



Percent 

 Germi- 

 nated. 



60 

 56 

 89 

 39 

 100 

 86 

 87 

 91 

 94 



W. E. West of North Lansing. 

 Seeds bought directly of grower. 



Variety of Seed. 



Carrot, Short Horn. 

 Lettuce— crop of '82 



Beet, Turnip 



Turnip, Flat 



Spinach 



Lettuce— crop of 'SO. 



Radish, Winter 



Spinach , 



Mode of Testing. 



Damp paper on moist sand. 



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 (I 



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11 

 c; 

 u 

 i; 



Tempera- 

 ture. 



62°— 70' 

 62 —70 

 62—70 

 62—70 

 62—70 

 62 —70 

 62—70 

 62—70 



Seeds 

 Tested 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



Percent 

 Germi- 

 nated. 



62 

 100 



75 

 100 



45 



96 

 100 



75 



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