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Tables II rnd III place on record, for use in 

 f-iittire studies and comparisons, the sets of salt propor- 

 tions that gave, respectively, the best and poorest grov/th 

 rates for each solution type and temperature, for about 110 

 hours from the beginning of germination. If the seed had 

 shov/n less variability, it may be that such summaries as 

 these might have shov/n some clear and tmmistakable relations 

 between the make-up of the solution and its physiological 

 effect. As has been said, perhaps because of the extent of 

 the unexplained variability encountered in this study. a con- 

 sideration of the data here presented leads to the conclusion 

 that no clear and consistent evidence is here given for hold- 

 ing any solution better than any other of the ones tested, 

 for these temperatures, for this seed, for the length of the 

 test period, and for the other details of these tests as 

 reported. 



It seems somei7hat inconsistent to m.ake mention, on 

 the one hand, of the "apparently best" and the "apparently 

 poorest" solutions/ in each group^thereby suggesting that 

 differences are apparent and related to the chemical proper- 

 ties or salt proportions of the solutions, and, on the other 

 hand, to state that all the solutions tested are to be con- 

 sidered as essentially alike v/ith respect to germination and 

 early growth of the v/heat used. This seeming inconsistency 

 disappears, however, upon careful consideration. 



