PETERS: MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS OF SEEDS. 



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Time 



Gain. 



Gain. 



Gain. 



Gain. 



(; eriitination. — Xo. 1, all ten. rootlets averaged 2 cm.; Xo. 2, the same: Xo. 3, nine 

 with 1.8 cm. rootlets, secondary rootlets and shoots appearing, one rot: No. 4. eight with 

 rootlets from 1 to 3.5 cm., shoots appearing, one incipient, one rot. No. 4 was checked 

 by setting up another test under the same conditions and taking but the initial and the 

 final readings. Germination was complete and the per cent of gain was 41.5. 



T.\BLE 2. Water Absorption of Legumes. 



Peas. 



Ni%-i- 'wac 



Sov beans. 



Dtv weidit. 



3.3909 



Germinnfion. — All peas and the navy beans had rootlets averaging 0.9 cm. One soy 

 bean rotted, the others had 0.5 to 1.0 cm. rootlets. 



The results sho\^Ti in these tables are shown graphically in 

 figure 1. They were checked by running a series of five sets 

 each. The above are characteristic and the data for the others 



