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Dates ofXotes. Xotes to Trials. 



July oth, 1915. Germination showing in each and fairly general in all. 

 July lOtli, .. ' Control ' and six followirig are all uniformlj- good and practi- 

 cally no difference between anj'. 

 Da and Db not quite so even as the preceding, not uniform iu 



growth, gappy. , 



Ea in much the same condition as 'Control.' 

 July 24tli, .. Xo real difference between ' Control ' and six following lots. 

 Da and Db continue the least satisfactory. 

 Ea good lot and equal to 'Control.' 

 July 31st, ,, ' Control ' and six following lots still much alike. 



Da the weakest, but not really poor. 

 Aug. 1.3th, „ The plots were inspected by Professor Maxwell Lefroj- and 

 Dr. Stenhouse "Williams. 



Series II. 



IManure received August 13th and plots sown August 14th. 



Control Xo. 2. 



Ac. Manure oil Xo. 1 with earth. 



Be. „ ,, X^o. 2 „ 



Cc. „ „ Xo. .3 „ 



Xotes to Trials, 

 All plots germinated satisfactoi ily. 



Xot much difference between 'Control,' Be, and Cc. 



Ac not quite so strong. 



' Control ' and Be tbe two sti'ongest. 



Ac the weakest. 



All four lots are good, but of the four Ac is slightly the 



weakest. 

 Xow all very strong and good, and little difference to be seen 



between anv. 



Dates of Xotes. 

 Aug. 21st, 191-5. 

 Aug. 31st. .. 



Sept. 4th, 

 Sept. lltb, 

 Sept. 18th, 



II. Frames. 



] . At Swanley, melons and cucumbers were planted in frames 

 and grown on the French system. Each plant was planted in 

 soil over a cubic foot of treated manure. The treatments 



AVestoran. 



Miscible Fusel oil 1 " O' 



Miscible Pyridene. 



Miscible oil, Heayy. 



Miscible oil, Light. 



Kerosene. 



Higher Pyridene bases. 



Cresol. 



Heavj- Tar oil and Cresol. 



X'eutral Blast-fumace oil . 



X'on-Miscible Tar oil. 



Xon-Miscible Pyridene. 



Control. 



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ozs. diluted to one quart 

 per 10 cubic feet. 



5 ozs. to 10 cubic feet. 

 5 ozs. to 10 cubic feet. 



