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ME. J. B. LAWES, DE. GILBEET, AND DE. PIJGH ON 
high; Oats, two plants just appearing; Beans, one plant 4 inches high, two others just 
appearing. 
July 19. — Second pipette-ful of the sulphate-of-ammonia solution to each pot. 
July 28. — ^Third pipette-ful of the sulphate-of-ammonia solution to each pot of Cereals. 
August 2. — ^Wheat, four plants ; 7 inches high ; extremities of some of the leaves 
dying. Barley, three plants ; two 9 inches, and one 7 inches high ; two lower leaves of 
each yellow, remainder green. Oats, two plants; 10 inches high; the lower leaf of 
each dead, and the tips of some of the others turning yellow. Beans, two plants up ; 
one 8, and the other 6 inches high. 
August 17. — Fourth pipette-ful of the sulphate-of-ammonia solution added (new solu- 
tion, =0-00359 gramme N.). All the plants growing luxuriantly. Wheat, about 14 
inches high; Barley and Oats, 8 to 12 inches high; Beans, 9 and 12 inches high. 
September 7. — Fifth pipette-ful of the sulphate-of-ammonia solution added. 
Wheat, four plants; {a) 14 inches high with ten leaves; {b) 13 inches high with nine 
leaves; (c) 15 inches high with ten leaves; {d) 11 inches high with ten leaves. 
Barley, three plants; (a) 23 inches high with eleven leaves; {b) 14 inches high with 
ten leaves ; (c) 25 inches high with eleven leaves. 
Oats, two plants ; (a) 26 inches high with seven leaves ; (b) 29 inches high, nine leaves. 
Beans, two plants ; main stems dead, but new shoots growing. 
October 5. — Wheat, four healthy and vigorous plants ; [a) 14 inches high ; two 
green and eight dead leaves; {b) 14 inches high; two green and seven dead leaves; 
(c) 15 inches high; two green and eight dead leaves; (d) 14 inches high; three green 
and eight dead leaves. 
Barley, three plants; two healthy and vigorous, and one less so; (a) 24 inches high; 
three green and eight dead leaves; (b) 18 inches high; three green and seven dead 
leaves; (c) 28 inches high; three green and eight dead leaves. 
Oats, two healthy and vigorous plants, in ear ; (a) 30 inches high ; two green and 
five dead leaves ; (b) 30 inches high ; two green and seven dead leaves. 
Beans, two plants ; (a) 9 inches high with three branches ; (5) 14 inches high with 
three branches. 
October 24. — Wheat, four plants, erect and firm; much as on October 5, but larger; 
no nodes visible ; but little tendency to form stem. Barley, much as on October 5. Oats, 
much as on October 5. Beans, apparently ceased to grow. 
Sixth pipette-ful of the sulphate-of-ammonia solution added. Wheat, four plants, 14 
to 18 inches high; stems stout and erect, but without visible nodes; very leafy. Barley, 
four plants, just coming to ear. Oats, two plants, main stems touching the top of the 
Case ; (a) has a shoot 22 inches long springing from the first node 2 inches from the soil, 
and coming into head ; (b) has three small shoots, one ^ inch and one 1-| inch long, spring- 
ing from the base, and one 3 inches long from the first node. Beans, slightly revived 
since the last report. 
