PLUMULE AND RADICLE OF RICE SEED. 



EXPERIMENT I. 



TABLE I. 



483 



Pur cent of water in sand. 



Length of plumule and radicle in milimeter. 



1st (lay. 



2nd day. 



3rJ day. 



4th day. 



No. 



Water without sand 

 covering seed. 



Superfluous water in sand j 

 covering seed. | 



III 30 % 



IV 27 „ 



V 24 „ 



VI 20 „ 



VII 18 „ 



viii 15 „ 



IX 12 „ 



X 7-5.. 



plum. 



2.30 

 o.go 

 0.30 



rad. 



7.27 



plum. 

 6.36 



7-57 



4.24 



1.81 



o.co 



r.id. 



11.81 



13-63 



6.06 



4-54 

 1.36 



plum. 

 18.48 



9.69 



4-54 



2.36 

 1.87 

 0.90 



rad. 

 0.60 



0.60 



27.57 



16.06 



'5-75 

 12.12 



3-93 

 2.72 

 0.90 

 0.60 



plum. 

 27.27 



30-30 

 18.78 



7-57 

 4-54 

 2.72 

 1. 21 

 0.60 



rad. 

 4.64 



3i-«7 

 21.51 

 19.69 

 13-63 

 4-54 

 4.24 

 1.87 

 0.90 



