796 



Experiments 



The two flasks are subjected to 15 atmospheres of an air containing 

 70% of oxygen. 



July 31. Decompression and sowing. 



The dry wheat sprouts very well; the other rots in the ground 

 without sprouting. 



TABLE XVII 



Experiment 

 Number 



e-a 



PQ a 



o3g£ 

 >.ja in 



3'££ 



ra c <" 



QS. 



Species 

 Tested 



Comparison with 

 normal pressure 



CCCLXXVII1 



CCCLXXVII 



CCCLXII 



CCCLXXVIII 



CCCLXXVII 



CCCLXXII 



CCCLXVI 



CCCLXXVIII 



CCCLXVII 



CCCLXV 



CCCLXXV 



CCCLXXVII 



CCCLXXIV 

 CCCLXXVI 



CCCLXXIX 



CCCLXIX 



CCCLXIII 



CCCLXXX 



CCCLXXI 



CCCLXIV 

 CCCLXXXI 



CCCLXVIII 



H 

 U 



I 1% 

 U 

 U 

 13 

 2 

 II 



I 1V 2 



I iy 2 

 1 1% l 6 



|2 |18 

 |2 |43 

 12 I 9 

 12 I 8 

 I 2V 2 I 18 

 2V 2 I 21/2 I 12 

 2% I 2% I 10 I 



3V4 

 4 



4% 

 5 



5 



16 |S 



101 



43| 



I 



21 



HI 



I 



7 

 HO 



[13 



10 



CCCLXX 



Barley and cress 

 Barley and cress 

 Barley 



id. 

 Barley and cress 

 Barley 



id. 



id. 



id. 



id. 



id. 

 Barley and cress 



id. 

 Barley 



Cress 

 Barley 

 Barley and cress 

 Barley 



Barley and cress 



I Four o'clocks 



I 



-j Castor bean 

 [ Melon 

 Barley 

 id. 



id. 



Cress 



Barley 

 Cress 



As well as in air 

 Longer; but less healthy 

 Somewhat backward 

 Slightly delayed 

 Longer, but less healthy 

 Somewhat backward 



id. 



id. 

 A little paler 

 Evident delay 

 Delayed 



Delayed and very un- 

 healthy 

 Delayed 

 Only a few seeds 



sprouted 

 Sprout, not very green 

 Very much delayed 

 Very much delayed 

 Very much delayed, 

 but sprouts wefl in 

 open aii- 

 Very much delayed, 



especially the barley 

 Germinate, but do not 



grow, even in open air 

 Does not germinate, 



even in open air 

 A few rootlets 

 A few rootlets; sprouts 



in open air 

 Does not germinate, 



even in open air 

 Germinates after being 



taken into open air 

 Nothing; dead. 

 Nothing sprouts at nor- 

 mal pressure. 



