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more highly developed on the ringed than on the unringed 
plants, and specially so on the swollen parts just above the 
rings. These outgrowths were light brown in color; stuck out 
sharply from the stems; and were composed of parenchymatous 
tissue with a trace of woody tissue in the central portion. From 
the fact that when damp moss was tied about the stems the 
outgrowth developed into true roots, there can be no doubt but 
that they are rudimentary, zrial rootlets. The point of special 
interest is that the formation of these.rudimentary organs was 
greatly favored by the ringing. 
TABLE -II.— Errect oF RINGING ON HEIGHT OF (CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS. 
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EARLY RINGING. LATE RINGING. NOT RINGED, 
VARIETY. Number Number Number 
& of Average of Average of Average 
plants height. plants height. plants height. 
ringed. tinged, ringed. 
: Ft. Ft. Ft. 
PME Mam ay Soyer es lk Vende ia 34 2.86 34 2.88 32 2.96 
Major Bonnaffon........ 34 | 3.64 34 | ed 32 3.78 
ee ae 32 | 4.68 Bo be 476 31 4.88 
White Bonnaffon........ 34 2.80 34 Dk So SING 
William Duckham....... 34 3.58 34 38 32 BLO 
meverage heightie.b.. s|ojaies/ae ss Bie OA Alateds oes le 3. Oa Wr gh an Sas 
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Effect on maturity of blossoms.—A record was taken each 
week, commencing October 20 and ending November 13, of 
the date when the buds began to open, when half opened, and 
when fully opened. ‘These results are given in Table III. A 
few White Bonnaffons and several Nagoya buds had not matured 
at the later date. From the above data the following con- 
clusions can be drawn: The first ringing hindered the opening 
of the buds in all varieties except the Major Bonnaffon; tne 
second ringing seemed to very slightly hasten the maturity of 
all the varieties with the exception of Nagoya. 
