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AI.FAI<PA 



without great deterioration. Shrunken seed will show 

 a lower percentage of germinabiiity at any time. 



TABI,B SHOWING GERMINABII,ITY OF AI<FAI,FA SEED. 

 Tests made by Prof. Geo. I,. Clothier. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Years 

 old. 



By whom 

 contributed. 



a2 



Kg 



A!" 



Remarks. 



Fairly plump, color 

 yellowish brown, 



Fairly plump, size of 

 seeds uneven, color 

 yellowish brown to 

 almost black. 



Plump, color greenish 

 yellow to brown. 



Plump, color greenish 

 yellow to brown. 



Plump, color brownish 

 yellow to brown. 



Some shriveled, color 

 brownish yellow to 

 black; probably 

 stack-burned. 



Many shriveled seeds, 

 color greenish yellow 

 to brownish yellow. 



Badly shriveled, color 

 brown to black. 



Plump, color yellow- 

 ish brown. 



Plump, color yellow- 

 ish to reddish brown. 



Seeds rather uneven in 

 size, color greenish 

 yellow to brownish 

 yellow. 



Seeds uneven in size, 

 some shriveled, color 

 greenish yellow to 

 brown. 



Seeds uneven in size, 

 some shriveled, color 

 greenish yellow to 

 brown. 



At least 

 five. 



At least 

 five. 



Two. 



Five 

 or more. 



Crop of 



1897. 



Bought 

 in 1897. 



Crop of 



1896. 



Bought 

 in 1891. 



Bought 

 in 1891. 



Crop of 



1899. 



Crop of 



Crop of 

 1899. 



France. 



Buenos 

 Ayres. 



Commer- 

 cial. 



Commer- 

 cial. 



Dr. Otto 

 I,ugger. 



Dr. Otto 

 IvUgger. 



Northrup, 

 King & Co. 



Northrup, 

 King & Co. 



H. H. 

 Clothier. 



A. F. Thayer 



Kansas (?) 



Kansas. 

 Unknown. 

 Unknown. 



Commer- 

 cial. 



Commer- 

 cial. 



Commer- 

 cial. 



Thomas 

 Walker. 



A. E. True. 



Allen 

 Phillips. 



Minnesota 

 University. 



F. Barteldes 

 &Co. 



F. Barteldes 

 & Co. 



F. Barteldes 

 &Co. 



Average of two 

 tests. 



A number of 

 seeds that will 

 probably ger- 

 minate yet. 



A number ot 

 seeds that will 

 probably ger- 

 minate yet. 



Some good- 

 looking seeds 

 that will prob- 

 ably germi- 

 nate yet. 



* Nos. 11, m, and 13 were only kept in the tester seven days. 



