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some of the parchment coverings had spht open and the seeds 

 had turned black and were somewhat swollen. Other parchment 

 coverings had not been opened by the process and the seed was 

 still light brown in color and only slightly swollen. 



The seed was recovered from the horse on December 18, 1919, 

 and the germinating tests were all started on December 20, 1919, 

 by sowing the seeds in the usual seed boxes and giving them a 

 light covering of soil. The test was continued for 119 days or 

 until April 16, 1920, when the last seedlings appeared and the 

 experiment was considered closed. 



The resulting percentage of germination was as follows : 



From the above it will be seen that the naked untreated seed 

 showed the highest percentage of germination or 87% and the 

 seed in the parchment covering which had passed through the 

 horse the lowest or 57%. 



1. The germination of the naked untreated seed was spread 

 rather consistently throughout the entire period of 119 days and 

 only 21% germinated in the first 7 days. 



2. All of the naked seed which received the hot water treat- 

 ment germinated by the 16th day and 80% was up in the first 

 seven days. This shows not only that the seed was not injured by 

 the hot water treatment (when compared with the germination 

 of the naked untreated seed, which serves as a check) but also 

 that the germination was thereby very greatly accelerated. 



3. The seed in parchment, untreated, showed consistent germi- 

 nation, after germination once began, but not a single seed 

 sprouted until the 13th day when one seedling appeared and no 

 more sprouted until the 26th day when a few began to come up 

 and the general germination began. From this it is apparent that 

 the tough parchment covering greatly delays germination. 



4. The seed in parchment which received the hot water treat- 

 ment did not produce the germination results that might have 

 been expected. Germination, however, began on the sixth day and 

 was consistent throughout the period, which lasted only until the 

 47th day, after which no more seed sprouted. 



5. The seed which had passed through the alimentary system 

 of the horse and had been removed from the parchment covering 

 ranked third with a germination percent of 79. During the first 

 seven days 32% germinated, showing for quickened germination 

 a beneficial result of this treatment greater than the use of un- 



