472 Report oF THE HorticuLTuRISt OF THE 
trated in Plate XLIV. The soils were arranged, as shown by the 
diagram, in plats each having an area 15 1-4 sq. ft. inside measure- - 
ment. <A line of tile extended along the middle of the bottom 
of each plat with an upright tile at one end leading to the sur- 
face through which the plats were watered. 
The soils were arranged in plats on the two benches as shown 
in the accompanying diagram. The figures designate the numbers — 
of the soil mixtures. 
