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Indian Forest Records , 
[Vol. VIII 
11. An abstract of tlie observations recorded is shown below :— 
Pot Number. 
In shade. Seed on 
DEAD LEAVES. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
watered. 
watered. 
Date of sowing 
Number of seeds with 
healthy radicles on 
July 9th, 1917. 
23 
Number of seeds with 
blackened or with¬ 
ered radicles on 
July 9th, 1917. 
Number of seeds with 
healthy radicles on 
July 20th, 1917. 
Number of seeds with 
dead radicles on 
July 20th, 1917. 
22 
In open. Seed on 
DEAD LEAVES. 
In open. Seed on 
SURFACE OF SOIL. 
No DEAD LEAVES. 
In open. Seed under 
DEAD LEAVES. 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
watered. 
watered. 
watered. 
watered. 
watered. 
watered. 
Remarks. 
July 4th, 1917. 
25 seeds 
sown in 
each pot. 
23 
22 
24 
92 
20 
42 
10 11 
32 
81 
0 0 2 0 
Not noted. 
Not noted. 
0 ! 
22 
22 
22 
10* 23 
16 
24 
20 
88 
14 
79 
*1 
1519 14 16 14 
61 
Not noted. 
63 
* It was noticed that surface percolation was distinctly slower in pots 8 and 12 than in the remainder. After rain, water invariably 
remained on the surface longest in these 2 pots which tended to keep the seeds moist. 
On July 9th, the majority of the healthy radicles developed in pots 9-12 had penetrated the soil. The healthy radicles found oil 
removing the dead leaves in pots 13-16 on July 20th had also penetrated the soil. 
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