REST PERIOD STUDIES WITH SEEDS 



TABLE 4. RESULTS WITH SEEDS OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS PLANTED IMMEDI- 

 ATELY AFTER RIPENING AND AFTER BEING DRIED OUT SUITABLE FOR 

 PERMANENT STORAGE. 



Species Herbaceous Forms 



Seeds planted immedi 

 ately after maturing 



Grew in 

 days 



Percentage 

 growth 



Seeds dried before 

 planting 



Grew in 

 days 



Percentage 

 growth 



Abutilon Theophrasti, Medic. . 21 



Aquilegia sp 10 



Asparagus officinalis, Linn 18 



Avena sativa, Linn 22 



Bidens Trichosperma, (Michx.) 



Britton 31 



Capsicum sp 8 



Cardiospermum Halicacabum, 



L 9 



Cirsium lanceolatum, Hill 



Citrullus vulgaris, Schrad 6 



Cucurbita Pepo, Linn 6 



Cucurbita Maxima, Duchesne. . 13 



Cucumis Melo, Linn 4 



Cynoglossum officinale, Linn. . . 



Daucus Carota, Linn 10 



Dysodia chrysanthemoides, 



Lag 4 



HeHanthusannuus, Linn 55 



Hibiscus Moscheutos, Linn 11 



Hordeum sativum, Jessen 10 



Impatiens sp 9 



Lactuca canadensis, Linn 6 



Lathyrus latifolius, Linn 



Lycopersicum esculentum, Mill. 11 



Plantago lanceolata, Linn 



Rumex crispus, Linn 



Secale cereale, Linn 5 



Sisymbrium sp * 



Tragopogon porrifolius, L 26 



Vigna Catjang, Walp 10 



Zea Mays, Linn. var. indenta.... 6 

 Zea Mays, Linn. var. saccha- 



rata 6 



4 

 52 

 57 

 52 



20 

 64 



32 



20 

 64 

 16 

 84 



7.2 

 50 



64 



11.4 



58 



44 



46 



50 



50 



2 



52 

 24.4 



44 



65 



100 



64 



10 

 19 

 21 



68 



21 



18 



* 



10 



20 

 12 

 12 



3 



54 



* 



4 



23 



5 



50 



25 



8 



7 



3 



6 



19 



5 



12 



52 

 48 

 70 



10 

 24 



3 

 50 



95 

 45 

 84 



2.9 

 68 



80 

 5.7 



55 



30 



26 



34 



75 

 8 



46 



12 

 2 



68 

 100 

 100 



100 



TABLE 5. RESULTS WITH SEEDS OF WOODY PLANTS PLANTED IMMEDIATELY 

 AFTER RIPENING AND AFTER BEING DRIED OUT SUITABLE FOR PERMANENT 

 STORAGE. 



Species woody forms 



Seeds planted immedi- 

 ately after maturing 



Grew in 

 days 



Percentage 

 growth 



Seeds dried before 

 planting 



Grew in 

 days 



Percentage 

 growth 



Althaea rosea, Cav 



Gleditschia triacanthos, Linn. . . 



Morus alba, Linn 



Quercus alba, Linn 



Robinia Pseudo-acacia, Linn. . . 



54 



55 

 82 



4 

 7 



12 

 16 



7 



60 

 44 

 38 

 100 

 10 



* No growth. 



