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THE VITALITY AND GEKMINATION OF SEEDS. 



TABLE XV. Percentage of germination of radish subjected to various conditions of storage 



in different localities. 



[Germination of control sample: First test, 83.6 per cent; second test, 78.8 per cent.] 



The results of the tests of the radish seed are very similar to those 

 of the cabbage; the latter, however, showed a greater loss in vitality. 

 As shown by the second tests, the average percentages of deterioration 

 of the cabbage seed which was kept in the envelopes were as follows: 

 Trade conditions, 43.56 per cent; dry room, 33.44 per cent; basement, 

 42.29 per cent, while the loss in vitality of the radish was only 22.67, 

 18.37, and 25.13 per cent, respectively. 



