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One plant of Crested Cockscomb in Lot No. 1168 F was the most severely injured 

 plant in the entire field. The first killing frost came on the morning of Septem- 

 ber 27; it caused severe injury to all varieties except the hardy annuals. Total 

 rainfall for the months of June, July, August, and September in 1940 was 10.24 

 inches as compared with 12.73 inches for the same period in 1939, and 32.49 inches 

 in 1938. The normal rainfall for this period is 16.19 inches. 1 In spite of the 

 decrease this year none of the plants in the field appeared to suffer from lack of 

 moisture. 



•Data on precipitation and frosts were taken from the monthly bulletins, "Meteorological Ob- 

 servations," of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. 



