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Germination at Low Temperatures. 
First germination in hours. 
69 
‘Extreme temperatures maintained. 
Feb., 1885. 
No. of seed. 41°—43.5° 41°—44.2° 41°—44.6% 41°—45.3° 44.4°—47.6° 
Cabbage. 
Henderson’s Selected Jersey 
Wi meneiies ooo Tas... 100 
Henderson’s Early Summer 100 
Kohl-Rabi. 
Nitten vienna. sc. ...--. 100 
Kale. 
UNS STL pase 100 
Lettuce. 
oe a eRel re | 8. rd. k's 100 
Onion. 
Red Wethersfield .-_----.-- 100 
Red Italian Tripoli_.....-. 100 
Turnip. 
Red-top Strap-leaf_-_.--.--- 100 
Purple-top White.......-.- 100 
Ruta Baga. 
Improved American Purple- 
Pape Wee ee anki e oe 2 28 100 
93 120 
64 120 
93 167 
93 120 
93 120 
93 304 
46 & 64 
93 
100 & 98 
93 
159 
63 
112 
112 
112 
168 
168 
168 
Germination at Low Temperatures. Dec., 1884—Mar., 1885. 
First germination in hours. 
419°—43,7° 
MAIZE. 
Dent Form—Species. 
ACT DC @ hy ce 233 
Chester Co. Mammoth- .-233 
Golden Beauty.._.....--- 401 
Queen of the Prairie____-_- 401 
Mammoth White Surprise 479 
Farmers Favorite Golden_521 
Flint Form—Species. 
pemcisnabam toe). 2.) 331 
Hight-rowed White---.-- 331 
Golden Dew Drop.------ 498 
Oo 498 
Pop Form—Species. 
Dwarf Golden_...._._-_-. 498 
Sytiee Pearl oo oou.<-. 378 
OSA 6 in 378 
Sweet Form-—Species. 
Stowell’s Evergreen_____- 452 
Peertagansett._._....__.- 498 
OO A779 
PLU! 498 
Hickox Improved.___.._.61 
oh) 616 
Large Early 8-rowed..__- 521 
Soft Form— Species. 
Simeceraties.2 S28 k 378 
OS Ts 431 
Extreme temp. noted. 
43.5°—47.8° 41°—49,6° 
264 
306 
336 
d04 
408 
45.3°—50.7° 
180 
168 
228 
228 
228 
288 
300 
228 
a 
228 
48.5°—55.5° 
142 
142 
142 
150 
141 
141 
141 
195 
209 
161 
185 
The percentage of germination after given intervals is noted in 
the table below, the hours in brackcts, the percentage of seed ap- 
parently sound in parenthesis. 
Whole trial 616 hours. 
