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germination per cent. did not always occur under the influence of 
the same conditions. Considering all factors and all degrees of 
these factors the highest germination per cents. occurred as 
follows: 
Hitter p etic lame ern Nee ete aiey ce TOL UN nes GON ais ais ve ecaie'e Fes 3 
Ihnvimechtimn sImaGle .cccccducusvcvusocesdomucer SEAR AOE 5 
itadenisee shade arma nae mira nmer one ote suc ed ene | See | II 
Usaha de 8 Na Sich eR es REE ee re ee 12 
litgl asic SL Re ih tae ene ols ceoiae eG Ent CAC Oe En ee ee 4 
AGEN ia BE Ra BING iphone ain can a aS An Br 
The distribution of these species in the three groups as de- 
termined by soil moisture is not significant. The only interesting 
fact to be found is that no mesophilous species germinated highest 
in the gravel. 
TABLE XIII 
SUMMARY OF THE Beginning of Germination By NUMBER OF SPECIES 
Light 
Number of Species | 
Germinated First in oes Total 
Xerophilous Siiloue & Mesophilous 
Oj Denelichitee eer 0.33 Be BR 0.50 Boiky/ 
Medium shade......... 2.33 2.33 T.00 5.07 
Dense shade........... II.34 8.33 5.50 25.16 
MO talhcreet ahi fists. te 14.00 13.00 7.00 | 34.00 
Soil Moisture 
Daye Soller ere eins ores oR Petes Rae BoB 
Medium wet soil....... 3.83 0.50 ae 4.33 
Wie tisolte years am oie 8.83 12.50 cyys 21.34 
MMO talleses ete re asreceyou I4.00 13.00 See 27.00 
Soil Texture 
NG Oa 0h So he ome Ua ee oes | 2.50 Beit] 2.50 | Clery, 
SSG Oi ohate ore oe GSe earn 4.00 eee) 3.00 | 12.17 
Graveleeoe sas er ake 7.50 3.66 1.50 12.66 
HINO Cel aw sas thease eave, 6 I4.00 II.00 | 7.00 32.00 
