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1. | Seeds from an ancient Egyp- Sown on the 24th of 
tian shoe, found at Thebes; May, with the excep- 
presented by Col. BOTES, tion of those which 
1842. . . 8 required bottom heat, 
2.| Aconitum Napellus af oo iid be on a bed of soil, in a 
3.| Adonis autumnalis . . -| 50|| 33 18 | cold frame, the light 
4.| Amaranthus caudatus . .|100|| 81 | 4 | being on only during 
5.| Anagallis arvensis . ~- -|100|| 23/11 | night-time, to protect 
6.| Buffonia annua. - |100|| 47 | 4 | the germinating seeds 
7-| Buphthalmum cor difolium . 100|| 52 | 7 | from snails, slugs, &c. 
8.| Bupleurum rotundifolium ./|100|| 4 | 19 The seeds were all 
9.| Conium maculatum . . - |100|| 80| 11 | sown in shallow drills 
10.| Cytisus Labumum . . .| 50] 14] 5 | ofuniform depth, and 
11.| Dipsacus laciniatus . . .| 50|| 39} 8 | the time of germina- 
12.| Elsholtzia cristata . . .{|100|| 83| 4 | ting registered when 
13. | Erysimum Peroffskianum .|100|| 81 | 4 | the seed-leaves first 
14.| Helianthus indicus . . .| 25) 24 | 5 | appeared above the 
15.| Heracleum elegans . . .| 50] 1 | 20| surface of the soil. 
16.| Hyoseyamus niger . . - {100 3} 30 Of Nos. 15 and 19 
17.| Iberis umbellata . . . .{|100\100| 5 many seeds are still 
18.| Iris sibirica. «. . «oe SO perfect. 
19. | Lathyrus heterophyllus - «| 50] 26} 21 
20.| Leonurus Cardiaca . . .|100|| 66| 8 
21.| Maleomia maritima . . .|100|| 87| 3 
22.| Malope grandiflora . . .|100) 54.) 4 
23.| Momordica Elaterium . .| 25 
24.| Nepeta Cataria. . . . .{|100)) 14| 16 
25.| Nicandra Eispaclaions - -{100]| 86} 6 
96.| Nigellanana . . oe | 50} 39 | 11 
27.| Orobus niger... . ~ «| 50 
28.| Stenactis speciosa. « . -|100|/ 34} 5 
29.| Tetragonolobus purpureus . | 25|| 22} 6 
30. | Trigonella foeenum-grecum. | 50/45} 3 
31.| Tropeolum majus . . .| 25| 17) 7 | { Sownon hot-bed(heat 
32.| Cucurbita ovifera var. . .| 15] 13) 6 {v3 gentle, as in other 
33.}| Gilia achilleefolia . . . | 100) cases). 
34.| Capsicum . . - « «| 25|) 20} 9 |On hot-bed. 
35.| Medicago maculata - «+ « {100)) 46 | 14 
36. | Calandrinia speciosa. . .|100|| 39 | 3 
37.| Callichroa platyglossa . .|100|| 58| 4 
38.| Collomia coccinea. . . .|100) 48 | 7 
39. | Coreopsis atrosanguinea .|100] 78 | 6 
40. | Cotoneaster rotundifolia .j| 20) ... | ... | Not yet vegetated. 
41.| Crategus macrantha. . .| 50]... |... Ditto. 
42. = punctata ccs) «(SO lodsan} aes Ditto. 
43. | Cynoglossum glochidatum . 100) 16 | 9 




