82 f ASSEMBLY 
The following figures were obtained with fruits, and to these are 
added for apples the summary of other results obtained by myself or 
reported to me, and published in my paper read before the Society for 
the Promotion of Agricultural Science, at their Cincinnati meeting. 
In noting the facts of tenderness or “otherwise, our notes were made 
before exposing the seeds: 
v'ge Ab’rt’e We. ott 
Carpels. Be sd. seed. Grk 
10 Valencia oranges, texture rather tough.... 10-12 12.8 15 40.0 
15 Valencia oranges, texture tender......... 8-12 88 16 29.8 
5 Florida oranges, texture tender......... 10-11 62 0.8 18.6 
2 Florida oranges, texture rather tough..... 10-11 11.0 1.45 47.7 
Av’ on 
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26 Baldwin apples, Geneva grown........ 4:38 3-67 3-42 5-65 
26 Baldwin apples, miscellaneous........ 5-49 3-74 2.83 5-39 
15 Baldwin apples, Conn. grown......... 4-7 3-84 5-84 6-50 
5 Seckel pears, Geneva grown........... 1-5 5-2 4-8 9-2 
5 Buffum pears, Geneva grown......... 2:9 6-17 6:2 10-0 
1 Flemish Beauty, Ithaca grown........ 5-5 7-71 4-0 6-0 
1 Howell pear, Ithaca grown........... 3-7 3-39 4-0 9-0 
WEIGHT OF SEEDS. 
In the following table the Station weighings were of seeds of our 
own raising, from identified varieties, and all absolutely air dry. A 
few weighings indicated by a star (*) are those published by the Con- 
necticut Experiment Station, but the seeds used were in most cases,. 
except the onion, not Anown to be true to name. The weighings 
originally expressed in grammes, but calculated in grains: 
One hundred Weighed, 
seeds of. grains. 
Barley, Chevalier #2 3 ens aie oe oie 33-61 
PTOGCOI]I,” | 2. wi,.53 Sipe crate ee a alec Een aa 5-61 
Cabbage, Bacalam Late® .....\s0. 12+. /s +> ee ~ §-91 
Large Brunswick *).. «../54.).0.504. +09 sn 4.27 
Carrot, Wild,:from Genova i. 2ous.. shee 1-82 
Half-long Luc (annual seed) ..............20- 3-38 
Early French Short Horn... 2.23) ee 1-41 
Large: White Belgian 4oi2 102. 2a 1-74 
Large Orange? i... ee ele vi eee 1-74 
James Intermediate *.30 0200 32 se. eee 1-44 
Celery, — Incomparable Dwarf White*.. 20... 0.2.0 20. 0-48 
Clover, Western’ Seed 77" \~ nt 5 eer 2.05 
Western Seed, marked’ “extra ’?’'* 772) ee PU 
Medram Oloverscc2s)..25 3.333 2 oe 2-36 
Egg, Plant, New York Improved vs.) 27)... 29a eee 3-08 
Black*Pekin -rsu 2/2 35208 Po ee 3°98 
Karly Long Purple. .2....4200 954.0 fee 7-038 
Lettuce, Boston Ourled’.. 2. 4 2 lee Ose 1-32 
White Cabbage. oo...) sara d acs sss ae ee 1-49 
