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ently nicely germinated. The number of seed left over, and which 
apparently germinated while the apparatus was exposed to boiling is: 
shown in the following table: 
Per ct. germ- Seeds Of the Seeds left 
inated at left. germinated at 
The 520 hours trial. low temp. once upon boiling. 
Red Wethersfield Onion 91 9 1 or 1 per cent. 
Red Italian Tripoli ‘“ 93 7 T Or lO0Rs ss 
The 396 hours trial. 
White Vienna Kohl Rabi 66 34 3.0F 10 a 
Red Wethersfield Onion 84 8 4. or OU Le 
Red Italian Tripoli“ 67 31 18 or GO 
White Plume Celery, which had not germinated in 616 hours ata. 
temperature below 43°.7, and which was exposed to the boiling 
process, through accident, germinated 21 per cent., or rather gaye 
every appearance of germination, but the shoots were all cooked. 
In order to test further in accordance with this hint, three lots of 
White Tripoli onion seed were put into the damp pockets, left for 
three hours to soften, and the box then placed over the gas flame. 
In five minutes, the water boiled, and the steam penetrated the folds 
of cloth containing the seeds. After ten minutes of boiling, the 
gas was shut off, and the apparatus allowed to cool down. In one 
hour more it was examined, and a few seed in each pocket had ger- 
minated, the young shoots being up to three sixteenths of an inch 
long. We have hence germination, or the appearance thereof, in 
four and one quarter hours. 
On March 13, 70 White Tripoli onion seed put into pocket to 
dampen at8 A.M. At9 A. M. the apparatus put over flame. In 5: 
minutes the water was at a boil, and was kept boiling for five min- 
utes. At 12 noon, no germination. The apparatus was again put 
over the gas flame, boiling occurred in five minutes; in five minutes 
more the temp. of the pockets was 180°; in ten minutes more 1907, 
when the gas flame was turned off. At 12h. 35 m,., Ps Ma, the 
temp. was 150°; at 1h. 20 m., P. M., the temp. was 100° and one 
seed had germinated. 
At 10 A. M. two pockets of the same apparatus received seed,. 
which was allowed to soak until 12 noon, when the water was boiled,. 
und the temperatures attained were as above given. At1h. 20 m.,. 
P. M., one seed had sprouted. 
We observe, however, that although the water below the seeds: 
was boiling, yet the temperature did not exceed 190° in the steam 
saturated germinating cloth above. 
Mar. 14. At8 A.M. the Perfection Tomato seed had germinated 
since last night ten per cent. The story of the seed is as follows : 
One hundred seed put into cold germinator Feb. 14, at 4 P. M., and 
exposed to a temperature of below 43.7° for 616 hours. Then left. 
in the pan over water boiling for an hour and a half, A few hours: 
afterwards, having been neglected in the pockets, it underwent the 
two additional boilings as stated for the onion seed the temperature 
noted at 190° F. Happened to be observed at 6 P. M. March 13, 
when there was no germination noted ; at 8A. M. Mar. 14, 10 per 
cent. had germinated. 

