278 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Lcfture. — The seed germinated well in all cases except 

 with box 12, in which the number was somewhat scanty. 

 During the first two or three weeks of growth the diflference 

 in the boxes was not very marked, although on Novemlier 20 

 1, 2 and 3 were noted as being generally of poorer quality 

 than the others, with 4, 5 and 6 next. Nos. 2 and 5 were 

 the poorest in their respective groups in which the nitrogen 

 was furnished by ammonia salts. In boxes 8 and 12 the 

 same failure was noticed. 



The lettuce was removed from 9 and 10 January 10, hav- 

 ing made a very satisfactory growth, and on January 20 

 from 7 and 8, also with a good growth. 



Beefs. — The seed germinated well in all cases, and dur- 

 ing the first part of the growing period no very great differ- 

 ences were observed in the general appearance of the various 

 boxes. The plants in 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 proved the most 

 satisfactory, being removed January 31. 



Spinach. — This crop grew better in proportion in all the 

 boxes than either of the others on trial. In 1, 2 and 3 it 

 made a fair growth, although not as vigorous as in the 

 remaining boxes ; 4, 5 and 6 showed a more vigorous and 

 rapid growth, while 7, 8 and 9 proved to be still more 

 vigorous. Boxes 10 and 11 showed a corresponding rela- 

 tive increase in growth, the plants being removed on Janu- 

 ary 3, when in bloom. 



Tomatoes. — The growth of the tomatoes in 1, 2 and 3 

 was less satisfactory than in most of the others. The degree 

 of growth under the influence of different fertilizers may be 

 noticed from the following table, expressing the heights of 

 the plants at diflerent periods of the observation : — 



Height of Tomato Plants. 

 [Inches.] 



