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3. Oats. Oats germinated and came up with very great regu- 

 larity ; the following table shows the whole number up in seventeen 

 days after sowing, and also the weight of the crop produced by 

 each steeping : 



In this experiment no appreciable difference was perceptible in 

 the time when the different rows of seed came up ; they germinated 

 at nearly the same time, and at no period of their growth did the 

 plants exhibit any differences in appearance. 



4. Rye. These seeds came up with far more irregularity than 

 the oats, all the steeps more or less retarding the germination of 

 the seeds. As the plants did not shoot into ear regularly, no ac- 

 count of the weight of the produce could be kept. The following 

 table shows the number of plants above ground in the tenth and 

 twelfth day after sowing : 



5. Peas. Out of the eight series of peas sown only three ger- 

 minated, the remaining five were evidently destroyed by the steeps. 



