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few have germinated after the same period; (6) Carrot and (7) Celery 
seed well afier the 42 days; (8) Borago officinalis, (9) Capsicum, (10) 
Cucurbita ovifera, have germinated well after 8 days’ immersion ; the 
simum: only one seed out of a mass of seeds (which gave out much 
slime) came up after the 28 days, and the same thing happened after 
14 days; and only three seeds came up after the first seven days’ im- 
mersion, yet the seed was very good. (13) Rhubarb, (14) Beet, (15) 
Orach, or Atriplex, (16) Oats, (17) Barley, (18) Phalaris Canariensis, 
have all germinated excellently afier 28 days; likewise these six latter 
after 30 days in the ice-cold water. (19) Beans, and (20) Furze or 
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doors, and likewise after 30 days in the ice-cold water. (22) Trifolium 
incarnatum is the only plant of which every seed has been killed by 
seven day’s immersion; nor did it withstand 30 days in the ice-cold 
salt water. (23) Kidney Beans have been tried only in the latter 
water, and all were dead after the 30 days. ; 
* As out of these 23 kinds of seed, selected almost at hap-hazard, 
the five Leguminose alone have as yet been killed (with the exception 
of the Cabbage seed, and these have survived in the ice-cold water), 
one is tempted to infer that the seeds of this family must generally 
withstand salt water much worse than the seeds of the other great nat- 
been accelerated. With respect to Convolvalus tricolor, not inclu ed 
in the above list, I may mention that many of the seeds germinated and 
came out of their husks, while still in the salt water, afier six or seven 
days’ immersion. ; 
“To return to the subject of transportal, I may state that in ‘ John- 
tion of the winged kinds), when once shed, are so likely to get washed 
into the sea as are whole or nearly whole plants with their fruit, by 
