I 46 
Indian Forest Records. 
[ VoL. II 
A few seedlings raised from seed sown pure on the 2nd of January 
1906 at Kurnool were measured on the 'JSth of February and the results 
are recorded below : — 
Xumbcr of 
seedling. 
Date of germination. 
Length of 
seedlings up 
to tip. 
Xo. of pahs 
of leaves. 
Remabks. 
1 
2nd February If 06 
2t'' 
3 
3 leaves at each of 
the first 2 nodes 
and 2 leaves at the 
3rd node. 
2 
» 
w 
3 
9th February If 06 
2|" 
3 1 
1 
4 
if 
Vi" 
1 
3 1 
Only 2 leaves at each 
node. 
5 
15th February 1! 06 
91" 
3 1 
1 
6 
a 
9 7'' 
3J 
N.B. — The terminal bud and cotyledonaiy leaves were not reckoned in counting 
paus of leaves. 
After this stage the height- growth was not measured till January 
1907 when there were only 3 seedlings surviving, and they measured 33," 
8" and 9" respectively. Jirdging from the results of the foregoiirg experi- 
ments, it appears that the rate of height-growth is largely dependent 
upon the species of host plants associated with the sandal seedlings, 
apart of course from the innate vigour of the latter themselves derived 
from the reserve material in the seed. 
11. Explanation of the accompanying plates. 
Plate 1 . — Specimens of sandal seedlings picked up under a sandal 
tree in Denkanikotta Forest Office compound. Seedlings grown natur- 
allv from seed shed by the parent tree. 
Fig. 1. — a germinating young loop of sandal seedling with 
radicle and hypocotyl partly developed : plumule 
and cotyledons still enclosed in the seed cover : 
end of radicle broken. 
a a side rootlet just forming with a reddish- 
brown and pointed end. 
