ON THE ABSORPTION OF WATER BY RICE SEEDS. 



475 



30 grains weighing 921.2 gr. when dry. 



Hours after steeping. 



Weight of grains after 

 steeping in mgr. 



Increase of weight 

 in mgr. 



Increase of weight in 

 of the original. 











2.5 



966.2 



45.0 



4.88 



5- 



980.8 



59.2 



6.43 



7- 



989.4 



68.2 



7.40 



25. 



1042.2 



121.0 



1314 



29. 



1055.6 



1344 



14-59 



49. 



1084.2 



163.0 



17.69 



99. 



1 134.6 



2134 



23.16 



120. 



1 136.6 



2154 



23.38 



EXPERIMENT II. 



The second experiment was made in May of the same year, 

 with the daily temperature varying between i5°-i8°C. Germination 

 began on the 5th day of steeping and on the 7th day the number 

 of germinated grains was more than one-third of the whole. The 

 results were as follows : — 



