60 



MAIXE STATE COLLEGE 



weight of the crop was greater : aad the individual fruits avera^red 

 larger. 



The average results for the whole time may be summarized as 



follows : 



TABLE IV. 



"up 



GOLDEN" QUEEX. 

 Box 



Bed.. 



Ithaca. 



Box 



Bed 



LOXG KJEEPEE. 



Box 



Bed 



LOEILLAED. 



Box 



Bed 



Ch.S 



1.84 



3.0 



9.0 



1..31 



"2.2 



11.3 



1.73 



2.5 



10.3 



1.51 



2.1 



10.9 



2.01 



3.0 



8.9 



1.19 



2.3 



11.5 



1.54 



2.3 



8.7 



1.08 



2.0 



A Coriiparison of Plants from House and Field Grown Seed. — 

 Attenlion has previously been called to the possible importance of 

 conditions of growth of the seed in accounting for variation in the 

 •character of succeeding generations. It has seemed "possible that 

 by forcing plants to early development in the house and by limiting 

 the amount of fruit borne, a strain of unusual vigor may be pro- 

 duced."* With a view to throwing light on this subject several 

 varieties have been grown under glass continuously and compared 

 with the same sorts from seed matured]in the open air each year, 

 through succeeding generations. 



The results are shown in Table III. 



*Rep. Maine Exp. Sta. 1893. 116. 



