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noted, and which enforce still more the conclusion as to the uncer- 
tainty of a conclusion derived from a single trial. 
Our next trial is with duplicates under exact conditions, and 
under different dates at the temperature of the office. 
Germinations at Temperature of Office. 
Year Oct.. 1884. Feb. 1885. Average of Dif. 
of Exact dupli- Exact dupli- thetwo  bet’n 
growth cates. cates. trials. two 
) nariemmentaa' —-——_ —-——— trials 
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 
Asparagus. 
Conovers Colossal... ---.--- 1883 94 97 90 93 95 91 4 
Beet. 
New Dark Egyptian Turnip 1882 74 79 86 89 76 Baa VL 
Early Bassano----.-------- 1883 73 81 7684 77 80 3 
Me PALIT A 2 ornk gy sx a 1878 58 69 58 64 63 61 2 
Vilmorin’s Improved Sugar_- 1882 Oo ie 71 78 = 65 74 9 
Brocoli. 
Barve hitee of) 22221. 1882 30 32 21 35 31 28 3 
Bariyaburples Jeu. . Ja. oc ee 1880 34 51 14 14 42 14. 28 
Brussels Sprouts. 
PBeuescs ODTOuUts. | 4... 18838 62 68 50 59 65 54. «11 
Cabbage. 
Prensa tes 2802 2 SS 1877 0 1 0 0 1 0 is 
Early Jersey Wakefield _-_. 18838 93 95 83 84 94 83 = 11 
Early Ulm Savoy-.--------- 1883 91 92 88 90 91 89 2 
Carrot. 
Extra Early Forcing ------- 1883 44 53 36 40 48 38 10 
Half-long Red- pointed -_--_- 1883 73 80 75 78 76 76 0 
ppomegeranpes. | 8. 1883 76 80 pit $1 78 79 1 
Cauliflower. 
Early Dwarf Erfurt ...._-- 1883 88 89 79 81 88 80 8 
Early Snowball._..------.- 1883 ryt 80 71 79 78 75 3 
Celery. 
Drutervy alngt .... Si... 1882 2 6 38 52 4 45 41 
IncomparableDwarfCrims’n 1882 15 22 28 30 18 29 el) 
Kohl. Rabi. 
Early ee Vienna Joo... 1883 66 68 76 84 67 80 13 
eek. 
Fine'Large Flag.......-.-..- 1883 5i2 58 62 67 57 64 7 
PeemeROuUeIE. 50. 00... 1883 57 66 53 59 61 56 5 
New Large Carentan_------ 1883 42 45 42 53 48 47 4 
Melon. 
Fine Valparaiso .._._...--- 1876 84 92 42 56 88 49 89 
Silbevmty brid)... Ue 1881 86 90 64 68 88 66 = 22 
Melon, Water. 
Early Mountain Sprout _... 1881 88 96 86 88 92 87 5 
Onion. 
enevemmecno._....-'9....- 1884 38 41 34 35 39 34 5 
eeeee 3s. ....-05--.- 1883 70 77 71 84 73 77 4 
DiPeee Tipo... 1883 59 62 58 64 60 61 1 
My lite mortugal -.. 002... - 18838 97 98 96 98 97 OTT 6 
Mariveted Miat 22. iit... 18838 66 79 ve 79 72 78 6 
Yellow Danvers_........-- 1883 71 73 82 88 72 85 13 
Yellow Danvers.._.....--- 1882 56 72 80 83 64 ep R S| Asis 
Pale Red Bermuda -_...--- 1883 83 86 94 98 84 96 12 
Parsley. 
Permmsenved)............-- 1883 29 85 30 36 32 33 1 
Champion Curled.__..__.-- 1883 48 64 63 66 56 64 8 
Pepper. 
Pmreemquash .......52.... 1883 57 58 48 57 51 52 1 
New Cranberry ....._/...-. 1882 66 TS 06: a0 OUT OS oa 
Radish. 
French Breakfast.._.__.-_- 1881 24 27 37 44 25 40 15 
Long White Naples___...-- 1883 82 84 79 82 83 80 3 
Perpie Surmip...........- 1883 71 72 79 83 71 81 10 
