8 CIRCULAR 377, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Table 4. — Vernalized seed of foxtail millet varieties sown in greenhouse in mid- 

 winter 





Vernalization 





Length of c 



ulms 



Date 



first 

 head 



Heads on date indicated 



Varietv and 



S 



g 





















treatment 



r^ 









a 





_ 

















_ 





03 



g 





ex 





— 



— 



— 



ci 



^ 







Z 



V. 



n 



= 



= 

 _ 

 - 



— 



■- 

 > 

 < 







i 



1 



§ 



< 





Per- 





X um- 



XU77i- 











Xum- 



Num- 



X um- 



Xu ru- 



Num- 





cent 



c c. 



ber 



ber 



Inches 



Inches 



Inches 





ber 



ber 



ber 



ber 



ber 



Common *,..... 



30 



32 



6 



, 



10.0 



49 



7.0 



Mar. 9 



3 



■ 



7 





7 



Cheek 









7 



11.0 

 20.0 



50 

 133 



7.1 

 16.6 



Mar. 17 

 Mar. 15 





 



1 



6 



5 

 8 



7 

 8 



- 



Common 2 



______ 



30 



32 



6 



8 



Check. . . . 









8 

 12 



20.0 

 11.0 



144 

 97 



IS. 

 8.0 



Mar. 17 

 Mar. 9 







8 



1 

 12 



3 

 12 



8 

 12 



8 



Hungarian 2 



26 



32 



6 



12 



Check 









13 

 5 



s.o 



17.5 



71 

 69 



5.5 

 13.8 



Mar. 15 

 Mar. 12 



o 



3 



4 

 4 



10 

 5 



13 

 5 



13 



Hungarian 2 ___ 



26 



32 



6 



5 



Check 













S 



21.0 

 17.0 



71 

 116 



14.2 

 14.0 



—do 



Mar. 26 



2 



4 



5 

 







4 





Common 3 



30 



32 



6 



8 



Check 









8 

 12 



23.5 

 IS. 



170 

 136 



21.3 

 11.3 



Mar. 19 

 Mar. 26 







1 

 



6 



g 



Hungarian 3 



26 



32 



6 







12 



Check 









12 



22.5 



217 



18.0 



Mar. 19 







1 



11 



12 



1 Temperature at night was decreased to about 24° C . 



- Sown Jan. 11, 1934." the checks being planted on the same date. 



3 Dried 8 days subsequent to treatment before seeding Jan. 19. 1934, the check being planted on the same 



date. 



Table 5. — Vernalized seed of foxtail millet varieties sown in greenhouse in late 



summer 



Variety and 



treatment 



Siberian 2 



Check 2 



Common 2 __ 



Check 2 



Hungarian -'_ 

 Check 2 



Siberian 3 



Check 3 —— 



Common 3 



Check 3 



Hungarian 3 — . 

 Check 3 



Vernalization 



£1 



c 7. 



Pet. 



- 



__ 



__ 



Length of culms 



Longest 



3 



_Vo. 



_\o. 



In. 



In. 



7 



-,- 



. 



. 



1 



9 





i.-, 



6 





1 



7 





7 



7 



1 



9 



3 



3/-1 



" 



3 



:■- 



. 



2 



1-2 



12 



2 



1-2 



- 



fi 



1-2 - 



10 



" 



1-1M 



10 



In. 



19 

 15 

 30 

 27 

 24 

 23 





21 



_ 



-■ 

 .-- 

 _. 



In. 

 99.5 

 S7. 

 169.0 

 153.0 

 118.0 

 140.5 



In. 



14.2 

 12.4 

 24.1 

 21.8 

 16.9 

 20.0 



12.7 

 19.3 

 25.0 

 19.5 

 12.4 

 17.0 



Sept. 28 

 __dp_ 



Sept. 2S 



Heads on date 

 indicated 



No. 



Xo. 



Xo. 



2 C C C 







2 



9 



3 



3 



3 



1 



1 



2 











1 



4 



4 



4 



2 



o 







Seed dried subsequent to vernalization. 

 Sown Aug. 24, 1933 and harvested Nov. 7, ] 

 Sown Sept. 5. 1933 and harvested Xov. 7, 1933. 



