THE ETHERIZATION OF PLANTS. 



85 



Table III.' 



Buds 

 commencing 

 Treatment. to grow. 



Control 21.5 days 



Ether 48 hrs. 13.1 " 



Ether 48 and 48 hrs. 12.7 " 



Dried 1 day 20.7 " 



" 2 " 20.7 " 



" 3 " 18. 



" 4 " 19. 



" 5 " 13.8 " 



Frozen 8 days 18.3 " 



" 14 " 16.4 " 



In dark cupboard 8 days 22 .8 " 



" " " 14 " 23.9 " 



Frozen 8 days — Ether 48 hrs 11.5 '' 



" 8 " — " 72 " 9.9 " 



" 8 " — dark cupboard 5 ds. 17.5 " 



Dark cupboard 8 days — Ether 48 20 . 5 " 



8 " " hrs. 18.2 " 



72 hrs. 18.2 " 



Buds opened 

 in. — 



28 . 1 days 

 20.3 " 



18.3 " 



26.2 " 

 25.5 " 

 22.9 " 



24.4 " 



18.7 " 



23.8 " 

 23.8 " 



29.1 '• 



29.2 ^' 



15.5 " 



16.4 " 

 25. 



26.5 " 



Per cent 

 of buds 

 opened. 



44.2 



50. 



35.7 



45.7 



32.8 



34.2 



28.5 



32.8 



22.8 



11.4 



34.2 



32.8 



15.7 



21.4 



20. 



38.5 



35.7 



35.7 



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