Oct. 1, 1924 
Vitality of Buried Seeds 
355 
Table I. — Complete list of seeds buried, with germination obtained each time the 
seeds were taken up —Continued 
Labo¬ 
ra¬ 
tory 
No. 
Buri- 
Num- 
Percentage of germination in- 
al 
Name of plant 
ber of 
Depth 
No. 
seeds 
1903 
1905 ; 1908 
1912 
1918 
1923 
ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY) 
16247 
96 
Onagra biennis (L.) Scop, (com- 
200 
A 
0 
48 
0 
74 
57.5 
61 
mon evening primrose). 
200 
B 
0 
67 
0 
86 
56.5 
87.5 
200 
C 
0 
70.5 
0 
89.5 
45 
86.5 
APIACEAE (CARROT FAMILY) 
16248 
57 
Apium graveolens L. (celery)... 
200 
A 
48.5 
18.5 
0.5 
22.5 
1.5 
0 
200 
B 
64 
23 
3.5 
15 
1.5 
10.5 
200 
C 
60 
38 
21 
31.5 
9 
10.5 
16249 
56 
Pastinaca sativa L. (parsnip, 
200 
A 
14.5 
6 
14.5 
3 
0 
0 
wild). 
200 
B 
25.5 
6.5 
11 
3 
0 
0 
200 
C 
31.5 
11 
36 
13.5 
2.5 
0 
OLEACEAE (OLIVE FAMILY) 
16250 
21 
Fraxinus americana L. (white 
25 
A 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
ash). 
25 
B 
0 
0 
12 
0 
0 
0 
25 
C 
84 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY) 
16251 
23 
Convolvulus septum L. (hedge 
100 
A 
2 
29 
11 
41 
47 
27 
bindweed, great bindweed). 
100 
B 
4 
11 
14 
51 
66 
41 
100 
C 
7 
13 
21 
43 
64 
43 
16252 
22 
Ipomoea lacunosa L. (small- 
100 
A 
20 
80 
68 
22 
6 
7 
flowered white morning- 
100 
B 
25 
94 
72 
57 
71 
52 
glory). 
100 
C 
33 
88 
92 
83 
2 
57 
CUSCUTACEAE (DODDER FAMILY) 
98 
Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. 
200 
A 
11.5 
10 
1.5 
16 
Some. 
«25 
(smartweed dodder). 
200 
B 
10.5 
15.5 
4 
14.5 
Some. 
"25 
200 
C 
13 
16 
3 
9.5 
Some. 
"25 
97 
Cuscuta epilinum Weihe. (flax 
200 
A 
15.5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
dodder). 
200 
B 
23.5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
200 
C 
34 
0 
0 
8.5 
0 
0 
VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY) 
16255 
100 
Verbena hastata L. (blue ver¬ 
200 
A 
11.5 
12.5 
0 
40.5 
0 
82.5 
vain) . 
200 
B 
13 
20 
0 
44.5 
0 
71 
200 
C 
14 
24 
0 
26 
0 
0 
16256 
99 
Verbena urticifolia L. (white 
200 
A 
23.5 
1 
0 
19 
58 
82.5 
vervain, nettle-leaved ver¬ 
200 
B 
24.5 
4 
0.5 
24 
0 
90 
vain) . 
200 
C 
26.5 
0 
0 
20.5 
63.5 
78 
SOLANACEAE (POTATO FAMILY) 
16257 
59 
Capsicum annuum L. (red 
200 
A 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
pepper). 
200 
B 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
200 
C 
0.5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16258 
61 
Datura tatula , L. (purple stra¬ 
200 
A 
86 
41 
75.5 
77.5 
23.5 
55 
monium, jimson weed). 
200 
B 
84 
37.5 
98.5 
95 
82 
78 
200 
C 
86.5 
39.5 
91 
94.5 
97.5 
55.5 
16259 
60 
Lycopersicum lycopersicum (L). 
200 
A 
0.5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Karst, (tomato). 
200 
B 
1 
0 
0 
0.5 
0 
0 
200 
C 
0.5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
16260 
101 
Nicotianatabacum L. (tobacco). 
200 
A 
46.5 
0.5 
28 
39.5 
19 
46 
200 
B 
70 
4.5 
45 
49.5 
25.5 
35.5 
200 
C 
55 
18.5 
44 
78.5 
28.5 
56 
16261 
58 
Solanum nigrum L. (black 
200 
A 
9.5 
76.5 
31 
2.5 
0 
81.5 
nightshade, garden night¬ 
200 
B 
10.5 
66.5 
51.5 
80.5 
19.5 
73.5 
shade). 
200 
C 
12.5 
62.5 
27 
90 
28.5 
94.5 
" Estimated. 
