SEEDS AND SOWING. 



15a 



would be sufficient to have them analyzed.^ As shown 

 by experiments, there can be no doubt the larger the 

 seed the larger the root, the smaller the seed the 

 greater the amount of sugar found in the beet.^ From 



' Analyses by Champignon and Pellet. 



Vilmorin's seed — 



Large size .... 

 Small size .... 



Modern variety of beet sugar 

 seed — ^ 



Beets with gray necks I §0-0 

 " " green " | J g 



German silesian 

 " rose neck 



is 



Water per 

 100. 



10.9 

 11.0 



12.2 



11.2 



Nitrogen 

 per cent., 

 no normal 

 substance. 



2.66 

 3.07 



2.46 

 2.80 



Ashes 

 per cent. 

 in normal 

 substance. 



t\ 



6.5 

 8.2 



Sagar 

 per cent, 

 in the root. 



15 



10 



11 



