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had put forth three spikes; the other had begun to die before 
the end of April. The high temperature of June 12 killed all the 
plants before any strain had formed. The moisture conditions 
VIII VII XXII XVII XV XI 
Fig. 14. Kubanka wheat 77 and 123 days after planting; experiment of 
1910. 
were somewhat like those of XV but more free water remained. 
It rose from 0.2 per cent in the second to 4.7 per cent in the sixth 
