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Table VIII. — Calculated average weekly values for real assimilation of 

 " Badischer Frith" maize for the //ear IS77. 



( lalculated 

 weekly 

 loss ill 



dry-weight 



of the 



whole plant 



due to 



Week ending respiration 



gms. 



19th Juno 0-071 



26th „ 0-203 



3rd July 0-495 



10th „ 0-730 



17th „ 2-10 



24th , : 3-52 



31st „ 6-30 



7th Aug. 7-60 



14th „ 12-60 



21st „ 16-80 



28th „ 15-60 



Table IX. — Calculated real assimilation for five weeks in early portion of 



life-cycles. 



Real assimilation 



due to respiration we have not allowed for the probable falling off in 

 the respiration per unit dry -weight with age, but by taking the values 



