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ON THE GROWTH AND VITALITY OF SEEDS. 43 
Sixteenth and final Report of a Committee, consisting of Professor 
. Daupeny, Professor Henstow, and Professor Linpusy, ap- 
pointed to continue their Experiments on the Growth and Vitality 
1 of Seeds. ; 
Wuew the summary, given in the Report for 1850, pp. 162 to 168, was 
_ «made up, many of the kinds of seeds set apart for the continuation of these 
experiments had not ceased to germinate, which rendered a continuation of 
periodical sowings necessary to arrive at a satisfactory result. Such sowings 
have consequently been continued down to the present time, and so few* 
are now found to possess their vegetative powers, that it is deemed necessary 
to consider the object attained, and thus close these investigations. 
The Committee submit the annexed General Summary, which contains 
all the results arrived at that are worth recording in this place. 
Single sowings of a great many other kinds of seeds, mostly old, have 
| -Geen made during the time these experiments have been carried on; but as 
in most cases the probable age at which they ceased to germinate could not 
be traced, they are not inserted in the summary, but will be found entered 
_ inthe MS. Register submitted with this Report. 
GENERAL Summary of the ExPERIMENTS from 1841 to 1857 inclusive. 
No. 
germinated. 
No, sown 
germinated. 
No. sown. 
$ Name, 
< 
2. PALMAcEs. 
Pease d 0s sis ad tun. ce 1/198 |300 || 9. Phoenix dactylifera ......... 
Rei raveaed ancnens 3)127 |300 55 3 tds aatunes 
Ral. SeulTefne se 8} nil. 500 i a Vasseened 
1194 [300 3. AMARYLLIDACES. 
3/147 300 ||10. Alstreemeria pelegrina ...... 
8| 19 |300 ” 
13] nil. |3800 ” 
2\178 |600 A aurantia...... 
10} nil. |600 SSR GENO sys hoy weaned 
1/180 |200 4, Irnmacna. 
3/237 |300 ||11. Sisyrinchium bermudianum|1848 
8| 37 |300 ||12. Gladiolus psittacinus ...... 
EE cada die 13} nil. |800 + A Jt 
2 as 3/210 |300t » # ith 
Bae Rican adn7 16| nil. (300 ||13. Iris sibirica .......60....6.85. 
1)180 |800 a ReMi Dchieanad vases Bb» 
3/163 |300 ” Sf Radia tea taaes'ec 
Sl} ak! 1300) Ae) Sp eo iee le eseceree vedas. 
3115 |150t Sf My Pas UebiOuaisenstzdcaedanies 
16} nil. |150 hh Wetted Rootes vdsedcauy. cb 
844) 3)140 |300f)|15. Tigridia pavonia 
1857|16) nil. |300 4 : 
1846} 1\456 |600 ” ” 
1848} 3} 4 |600 5. Limtacez. 
./1853} 8} nil. |600 |/16. Allium fragrans 
1842) 1|255 |300 ” ” 
1844} 3/167 |300 ” ” 
8 nil, 300 ” ” 
1844} 3/236 |300T ” ” 
” ” 1857 16} nil. |800 ” ” 
 * Ulex, Dolichos, Malva, Ipomaa, + (In waxed cloth.) t (In open jars.) 
