GRASSES OF IOWA. 



95 



remain seven days and then germinated, 

 shows the result of his work: 



The following table 



WAUSHAKUM FLINT CORN. 



Total number of days dried, 47. 



WHITE RICE POPCORN 



Ist Germ. 



100. 



2d Germ. 

 96. 



3d Germ. 

 29. 



4th Germ. 



44. 



Total number of days drying, 28. 



BLOUNT'S PROLIFIC DENT. 



1st Germ. 

 96. 



2d Germ. 



83. 



3d Germ. 

 14. 



4th Germ. 

 0. 



5th Germ. 

 12. 



6th Germ. 

 0. 



Total number of days dried, 28. 



Beal, of the Michigan Agricultural college,* did some work 

 along the same line with wheat. Later Ten Eyck, f made some 

 experiments at Madison, Wis. , from which it appears that corn, 

 " Pride of the North, " first germinated 100 per cent., 500 seeds 

 being used in this test. Second, 285 seeds tested 97.54 per 

 cent. Third test 213, 23 per cent. Fourth test 43 seeds used, 

 11.68 per cent. Fifth test, 5 seeds, no germination. Total 

 number of days dried, 21. In the second trial the same variety 

 of corn was used. First germination, 500 seeds used, per cent 

 of germination, 99.82; second germination, 276 seeds used, per 

 cent of germination, 77.90; third te^t, 196 seeds used, per cent 

 of germination, 66 33; fourth germination, 77 seeds used, per 

 cent of germination, 64.94; fifth test, 23 seeds used, per cent of 

 germination, 52.17; sixth germination, 12 seeds used, p&r cent 

 of germination, 16.67; seventh test, 2 seeds used, per cent of 

 germination, 0. To al number of days dried, 42. 



One of us and Mr. F. C. Stewart, some years ago, made reger- 

 mination tests, but the work was not entirely completed, owing 



*Rep. Mich. St. Board Agrl. 1881-1882: 123. 

 tAgrl. Scl, 6: 454. 1892. 



