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When they were put on the bench, the phmts in pots averaged 

 5.91 inches high and the plants out of pots 5,94 inches. With 

 respect to size the two lots of plants started on practically an 

 equal footing, and may be considered comparable, after discard- 

 ing one of the plants in pots, which sent its roots into the soil 

 of an adjacent bench, as above explained. The table shows that 

 the plants in pots gave a larger number of fruits than the plants 

 not in pots, but they were a little late in ripening first fruits, 

 their fruit was slightly smaller and the yield per square foot of 

 bench was a little less, so that nothing was gained by keeping 

 the plants in pots. 



/" Experiments of 1896-7. 



Third Test Using Simjlc-stem Plants. 

 Seed of Lorillard for this test was sown Aug, 15, 1896, The 

 method of selecting the plants, the arrangement on the benches, 

 the preparation of soil, etc, are all explained on previous pages. 

 See pages 255 to 258. Forty plants were selected for single-stem 

 training, twenty to be grown in pots and twenty out of pots. 

 Because of accidental injury, two of the plants in pots were 

 thrown out of the experiment. The following statement permits 

 of a comparison of the growth of the two lots during the early 

 part of the experiment. 



Table XI. — Sikgle-Stem Plants. Height of Young Plants. 



METHOD OF BENCHING. 



Id pots 



Not in pott 



Average Height in Inches. 



1.85 

 1.94 



6.51 



6.49 



H 



14.40 

 14.81 



These figures show that during the early periods of growth the 

 plants were remarkably uniform. The records concerning their 

 yield are summarized in the following table: 



