REST PERIOD STUDIES WITH SEEDS 49 



The following are a few of the more striking results secured with 

 okra seeds : Untreated showed 18 per cent germination ; soaked three 

 hours, 4 per cent ; soaked six hours, 6 per cent ; soaked three hours and 

 etherized 24 hours, 41 per cent ; soaked six hours and etherized twenty- 

 four hours, 20 per cent. 



Conclusions. Etherizing old, dry seeds of herbaceous plants has 

 but little effect upon their germination, and this mostly detrimental. 



Corn seed etherized when dry seemed to be benefited, and after 

 being soaked the ether treatments very materially increased the per- 

 centage of germination. Corn seed will stand being severely frozen 

 when dry, but is severely injured if frozen when in a moist or wet 

 condition. 



Lima beans are bady injured if frozen even when dry; if moist 

 or wet the injury is proportionately greater. 



Freezing is injurious to watermelon seed and ether is also detri- 

 mental if the seeds are dry, but they are not hurt, and may even be 

 benefited by freezing, if the seeds are quite moist. 



Soaking okra seeds has a very bad effect on the germination. 

 Ether treatments have little or no effect on dry seeds, but are very 

 beneficial to moist or wet seeds. 



