On the Vitality of Farm Seeds. 



179 



RAPIDITY OF GERMINATION. 



Table showing the progress of .irerniinalion duriiit^- the first three years. 



I. Cereals. 



II. Pasture Grasses. 



])<ictijlis ffJomrrata, 

 L. "(Cocksfoot) 



Festvca j)rateusis, 

 Huds. (Meadow 

 feocue) 



1896 

 1897 

 1898 



Fesfuca elatior, L 

 (Tall fescue) 



1896 

 1897 

 1898 



1896 

 1897 

 1898 



Festiica 



■ , , 1896 

 ocnia, 1j. J ! jgy^ 



(Sheep's fescue) I j jg^g 



L. jl 



s- / ; • 7 T f 1896 

 restuca (luriuscula, L. , „„_ 



/FT \ c ^ , loy i 



(Hard fescue) 



1898 



3rd 



4th 

 4th 



103rd 

 1 08th 

 193rd 



3rd I 36th 

 3rd 23rd 

 4th 17th 



7 

 18 

 35 



3 

 6 



9 



7 

 17 

 15 



25 

 43 



50 



25 

 29 

 47 



N 2 



