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per cent germinated. The germination period for dry seed was 

 27 days, for soaked seed 21 days. Note the higher germination 

 and shortened period for soaked seed. 



Seedlings froze during the following wmter. This species is 

 not hardy in Southern Pennsylvania. 



Pinus radiata (2-year-old seed). Seed was collected in the 

 same way as Cupressus, and was stored dry. The weight of 236 

 seeds was 5 grams or 21,000 per pound. Seed was soaked for 

 four days, and 4 per cent floated and was rejected. There were 

 225 soaked seeds planted May 10, 1910, and germination began in 

 26 days. Of these 50 per cent germinated. However, 86 per 

 cent damped off during the summer, and the surviving seedlings 

 were all killed by frost during the following winter. This species 

 is not hardy in Pennsylvania. 



