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CONTROL SERIES NO. 127 



Because of the unfavorable conditions, duplicate sowings were made, if seed 

 was available, for those varieties which gave unsatisfactory results in the first 

 sowing. The results of such duplicate tests are indicated by the letter "D" 

 in the table. 



Seeds of 260 lots, representing 59 genera, packeted by 29 concerns, and ob- 

 tained from 49 retailers, were distributed as follows: 



Ageratum 6 



Alyssum 9 



Anagallis 1 



Antirrhinum 6 



Arctotis 1 



Brachycome 2 



Calendula 9 



Callistephus 15 



Celosia 6 



Centaurea. 10 



Cheiranthus 3 



Chrysanthemum 6 



Clarkia 3 



Convolvulus 1 



Coreopsis 3 



Cosmidium 1 



Cosmos 9 



Cynoglossum 2 



Dahlia 3 



Delphinium 5 



Dianthus 7 



Didiscus 2 



Dimorphotheca 1 



Eschscholtzia 4 



Gaillardia 2 



Gilia 1 



Godetia 2 



Gypsophila 7 



Helichrysum 4 



Hunnemannia 1 



Iberis 7 



Impatiens 1 



Ipomoea 4 



Kochia 3 



Linaria 3 



Linum 1 



Lobelia 1 



Lupinus 2 



Malcomia 1 



Mathiola 8 



Mirabilis 7 



Nemesia 1 



Nemophila 2 



Nicotiana 2 



Nierembergia 1 



Nigella 2 



Papaver 6 



Petunia 9 



Portulaca 4 



Reseda 3 



Salpiglossis 2 



Sanvitalia 1 



Scabiosa 7 



Schizanthus 1 



Tagetes 14 



Thunbergia 1 



Tropaeolum 9 



Verbena 5 



Zinnia 20 



Total . . .■ 260 



Germination tests were not made in the laboratory on any of the lots of seed. 

 Results of germination were rated as "good" if seeds germinated in approximately 

 two-thirds of the row; "fair" between one-third and two-thirds; "poor" for less 

 than one-third. Performance was designated as "satisfactory" if the varieties 

 were true to name, with only one-third or less of the plants not true to form or 

 color; "fair", between one-third and two-thirds not true; and "not satisfactory" 

 if less than one-third was true to name or if the lot did not produce sufficient 

 plants for providing satisfactory data. 



As far as possible trueness to type was determined. However, since many 

 lots were described as mixtures or did not carry varietal names, a wide range in 

 color and form was permissible. 



Results of the test on germination are summarized as follows. Four lots are 

 omitted which were washed out bv rain. 



Good 



Fair 



Poor 



None... 



Total. 



256 



100.00 



