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BOTANICAL GAZETTE 
[JULY 
from which it follows that the surface force of the soil particles 
at the given moisture content is also approximately 375 atmospheres. © 
* Values in thesi 
by the known po ong 
TABLE VI 
RELATION OF SOIL MOISTURE TO INTAKE BY SEEDS; DATA OF 
TABLE V COMBINED 
Soil moisture in Intake by seeds in Osmotic pressure equal to surface 
sage — pease ne air-dry vo in stinoaptores 
4.65 (air-dry). EN a la ke Ge eee Uk oe Sk de 
5.83 (air-dry).. 0.00 LiCl ted=965 atmospheres 
5-95 (air-dry). PORES Ei reece ee eae ies 
6.66 (air-dry).. PF ie on ie as ne ee BE SG ate oe 
iT ee cy peas a Deere Pang go PAR ea aenee AUC hike 
Oe cee ceeues I.QI (697)* 
GAGs eee, BO 8S oe ey ial even vis 
oy pa et ne e973 (532) 
EGS ie oy te eas C5 ee ee eine eee 
PBe: es say wees OG ee ee 
Beek se a Role eh a eon ee ee i a 
$081) oe a 6.16 (418) 
2 Pe eae es es ee ia cee 
TGR 4 CURRIER Res org ORS ese hen ee eee en a ae 
OG 6.47 NaCl ted=375 
400 20 n Re es eee a eae 
PO 25 aS, POO ee Or ee ye ea 
NOLOL oo sus soe We es oe ee 
RELNO rs ei ress WOO tb eis Sask vse ae le ees 
REO os oy pa NGIO Se ea She Peas ea ee ee 
2 hy Se ee 1.94 4M.NaCl=130 
F940 eek Ci PR ee oe ee ay 
CG ie SM ume UatEN ait Rh es SI ee uit a rs 
he Ripe 21.36 2M.NaCl=72 
5, Eos, OMe ey a BEIM es cia a eee ees pees 
go Ue RI ear Gn BS EES Cleans oc igs whee es pois 
S698 00 ve OR A bac 1 ie ee eae 
ae as ee Ra 28.61 M.NaCl=38 
Pele a i Ss = Beets 2A emer Aram e chr ce ae aes, ae 
$e Ae oy | SURG oo 2 es ei ae 
O00. 225s eo .00 M.CeHu0¢6= 22.4 
105765 ca ees 33.86 oie Ol ee ee eee Dw at ws 
S790 eS 37.70 0.5 M.NaCl=19 
19 Pt 41.98 0.4M.NaCl=15.2 
ee rete SOT Asie eS Cae es ee 
P7008 a aks 43.25 0.3M.NaCl=11.4 
8 OFC ets BEF rs ce a eee ee 
SO. OF on ice. ses 45-15 o.2M.NaCl=7.6 
boi cy aa esta cee Paar 47.26 o.1M.NaCl=3.8 
PONS ss aeosiy cy Me re ie io ee ee as 
160900 a W708 Pe ar a ie eee 
MU ceca BO Re eh ee ek 
OO ee 50.00 Pea oy lea GEN a Pee Oe ue eee 
icy canes eb ibaee 51.44 | Saturated =0.00 
