ON THE ABSORPCION OF WATER BY RICE SEEDS. 



LOTS III AND IV. 



477 



(30 grains) 



Hour 

 after 



Wt. of seed before 

 steeping in mgr. 



Wt. of seetl after 

 steeping in mgr. 



Increased wt. by 

 steeping in mgr. 



Increased wt in % 

 of total original wt. 



steeping. 



Lot 3 



Lot 4 



Lot 3 



Lot 4 



Lot 3 



Lot 4 



Lot 3 



Lot 4 







I. 



896.0 



905.0 



934-0 



940.8 



38.0 



35-8 



4.24 



3-95 



2. 



908.8 



942.4 



955 0 



976.4 



46.2 



340 



5.08 



3.60 



3- 



952.4 



912.6 



1004.2 



954-8 



SI.8 



42.2 



5-44 



4.62 



4- 



951.2 



921.2 



1005.2 



972.0 



52.0 



50.8 



5.46 



5-5* 



5- 



914.0 



898.6 



972.0 



960.8 



58.8 



62.2 



6-39 



6.92 



6. 



924.8 



925.2 



985.6 



989.0 



60.8 



63.8 



6.58 



6.90 



8. 



943-0 



919 8 



1009.6 



9950 



66.6 



75-2 



7.06 



8.17 



12. 



917.8 



876.2 



1002.0 



967.2 



84.2 



91.0 



9.17 



io.3» 



IS- 



927.6 



S79.0 



1017.4 



960.6 



89.8 



81.6 



9.67 



9.28 



18. 



927.6 



904.6 



1026 8 



loii 0 



99-2 



106.4 



10.69 



11.75 



24- 



917.6 



893.2 



1037.6 



1008.4 



120.0 



115.2 



1307 



12.90 



30- 



901. 6 



895.0 



1025.6 



1019.6 



124.0 



124.6 



13-74 



13.92 



36- 



886.4 



903.2 



10174 



1037-4 



i3'-4 



134-2 



14.83 



14.86 



42. 



937-6 



917.0 



1094.0 



1077-3 



156.4 



160.3 



16.67 



17.42 



48. 



941.8 



934-6 



1 102.3 



1 100.2 



i6i.o 



165.6 



17.09 



17.71 



54- 



956.2 



887.8 



1133.0 



1044.8 



176.8 



157.0 



18.49 



17.6S 



60. 



890.8 



877.0 



1062.2 



1047.4 



171.4 



170.4 



19.23 



19-43 



66. 



945-4 



926.2 



1 128.0 



1 1 10.6 



182.6 



184.4 



19-32 



19.91 



72. 



905.6 



895.2 



1125.0 



1076.2 



219.4 



181.0 



24.21 



20.22 



78. 



913.0 



899.2 



1 102.6 



1080.6 



189.6 



181.4 



20.76 



20.17 



96. 



938.2 



929.8 



U4I.2 



1 129.0 



203.0 



199.2 



21.64 



21.42 



102. 



896.0 



867.2 



1085.8 



1060.0 



189.8 



192.8 



21.18 



22.23 



