Adams — On the Germination of the Seeds of some Dicotyledons. 489 



R. puMei- Linn.— Seeds (1910) planted on 20tli April, 1911. On 26th July, 

 1911, five had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade oblong, scarcely symmetrical, entire, 

 obtuse, glabrous. Petiole 7 mm. long, blade 9 mm. by 2|-3| mm. 



PEIMULACE.ffi. 



AnagalUs arvensis Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 10th October, 1910. On 



27th May, 1911, some had germinated, and had formed several leaves. 

 Glaux mnritima Linn. — Seeds (1909 probably) planted on 6th May, 1911. 



On 28th Julj', 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons Lanceolate, tapering at the base, entire, subacute, glabrous, 



5-5 1 mm. by 1 mm. 

 Li/slmachia vulgaris lAnn. — Seeds (1910) planted on '22nd June, 1911. On 



28th October, 1911, none had germinated. 

 Primula ver is lAnn. — Seeds (1910) planted on lOtli October, 1910. On 4th 



March, 1911, many had germinated. 



Cotyledons shortly petiolate, blade ovate, entire, obtuse, with one 



vein, downy. Petiole 2-3 mm. long, blade 4 mm. by 2-2J mm. First 



leaf downy, slightly crenate. 

 Satnolus Valerandi Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 5th October, 1910. On 



13th July, 1911, none had germinated, and more seeds were sown. On 



8th June, 1912, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons elliptical, tapering at the base, obtuse, entire, glabrous, 



1-1^ mm, by -f mm. 



RANUNCULACE.S!. 



Anemone nemorosa Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 18th April, 1911. On 



28th October, 1911, none had germinated. 

 Aquilegia vulgaris Linn. — Thirty-three seeds (1909) planted on 18th October, 



. 1910. On 23rd September. 1911, none had germinated. 

 lianunculas hulhosus Linn. — Seedlings obtained in Co. Dublin on 14th 



September, 1910. Cotyledons with long petioles slightly united at the 



base, blade subrotund, entire, glabrous, three-veined. Petiole 9-14 mm. 



long, blade 7-8 mm. by 5 J mm. 

 B. Lingua Linn.— Seeds (1909) planted on 6th May, 1911. On 14th July, 



1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade subrotund or sliortly oblong, entire, 



slightly notched at the tip, glabrous. Petiole 4-5 mm., blade 7J-8 mm. 



by 5J mm. First leaf broadly ovate, crenate. 

 B. sceleratus Linn. — Seeds (age uncertain) planted on 6th May, 1911. On 



14th October, 1911, none had germinated- 



