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EXPERIMENT VI. 
(Different seed from formerly used. ) 
Number of hours to first germination noted. Trial 616 hours. 
43.79, 

Extreme temperatures 41.5° 
Golden Beauty, Hend. 401 
Dent | Queen of the Prairie, Hend. 401 
ent. \ Mammoth White Surprise, Hend. 479 
Farmers Favorite Golden, Hend. 521 
( Black Sugar, Hend 479 
| Squantum, Hend. 498 
Sweet.4 Mammoth, Hend. 616 
Hickox Improved, Hend. 616 
| Stowell’ Evergreen, Hend. none. 
King Philip, Hend. 498 
Golden Dew Drop, Hend. 498 
Flint. 
Large Early 8-rowed, Hend. 521 
We add, for the purpose of indicating the conflicting testimony 
which can accumulate during a trial, some tables of data with other 
varieties of seed, and a summary of the corn trials which were made. 
Germination at Low Temperatures. Feb., 1885. 
Temperature extremes 41.5° to 43.7° F. 
First germination noted at hour. 
No. of seed per cent. had germinated 
used. after 600 hours,or before. 
Cabbage. 
Henderson’s Selected Jersey Wakefield 100 93 100 
Henderson’s Early Summer----------- 100 64 100 
Cauliflower. 
PIA { UAT IY ANISM etn dae 100 160 65 
Celery. 
Whiter lume. it oo eke eee! ae 100 
Corn Salad. 
Large Beededadijecnss-vierede- feast 100 209 94 
Kohl-Rabt. 
BY Hite wv (ene ce ses ha eet oe ie 100 93 72 
Kale. 
WOOTIAI ce ee ule an oe aia aes eee 100 93 82 
Lettuce. 
Maman dere cscs. lease oo seee eae 100. 93 87 
Onion. 
IWTLO cP OTL DOs oe oe et ieee ale 100 209 99 
Yellow Danvers..-.--..- CT Te wes ae 100 209 88 
RedswWetncrsiene Une be week ee ee oe o 100 93 95 
Redtitetian (Uripdlin save 2202 ee ao 100° 64 89 
Pea. 
fenderson’s First of All_..--.-.---.-- 25 160 100 
HA MeriGan! VW ONGEY seo eee se ee 25 160 100 
(Champion of England 22.4225. 02. <8 25 160 100 
Black-eyed Marrowfat---..----------- 25 160 96 
Tomato. 
Rerlectigtt: 22042 o¢ 5 seize koe areas 100 0 
Turnip. 
White Strap-leaved 2. .2 27250-2262 100 160 82° 
ed: top sirap-leaved ... --Waseeos 100 93 81 
Purple-top*W hite Globes. oso 100 93 37 
Ruta Baga. 
Improved American Purple-top------- 100 93 98 

