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Resistance to fraught. 

 Perry's Golden Eagle corn was soaked in city water twenty 

 four hours and placed in sawdust germinator. When they had ger- 

 minated, i.e. in two days, 3ix divisions were made on basis of 

 length of radicle. lOO^ of the seeds germinated. 



Division I. 



Length of Days germinated. Length of 



^eeds .pi . (mm) rad. dried. in germ. stem. root, stem(mm) root , 



4 1 3 4 3 3 8415 2-20 



40 17 4 41 10 12 



4 1 11 4 4 3 12-25 12-i*0 



4 1 15 5 2 1 8-50 135 



4 1 20 6 2 2 35 60 



40 1 26 4 20 12 



4 1 30 4 3 3 12-15 7-15 



Division II. 



Length of Days germinated. Length of 



Seeds.pl . (mm) rad. dried. in germ. stem. root, stem(mm) root . 



4 o 3 4 2 1 8-15 28 



40 57 4 10 12 



40 5 11 4 108 



40 5 15 5 000 



