Issued October 6, 1913. , 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY— BULLETIN NO. 285. 
WILLIAM A. TAYLOR, Chief of Bureau. 
THE WATER REQUIREMENT OF PLANTS. 
II.-A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. 
BY 
LYMAN J. BRIGGS, 
BiophysicLst in Charge of Biophysical Investigations, 
H. L. SHAXTZ, 
Plant Physiologist, Alkali and Drought Resistant 
Plant Investigations. 
WASHINGTON: 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
1913. 
