88 REpPoRT OF THH BoTANIST OF THE 
On the other three treated plats 750 pounds of sulphur and. 
375 pounds of lime were applied broadcast before the seed was 
sown; one plat receiving the application for one year, one plat 
for two years, and the third plat for three years, as described 
above. 
The field on which this series of experiments was made lay to 
the east of Series I field, joining it at Plat L. The rows were run 
lengthwise across both fields; hence in Series II the rows ran 
crosswise the plats. 
Notes for 1898.—The seed was sown April 23. The July hail- 
storm injured the plants very much, probably reducing the yield 
by 50 per ct.; and the accompanying heavy rain induced a bac- 
terial rot which destroyed large quantities of the bulbs. The 
crop was harvested August 10. 
Notes for 1899.—In the fall of 1898 the field was given a dress- 
ing of stable manure at the rate of eight wagon loads per acre, 
and then plowed. On April 24, 1899,'the sulphur and lime were 
applied broadcast on Plats D, F, Jand L. Plats B and H, treated 
in 1898, were omitted this year because they were to be treated 
but one year. The field was then thoroughly harrowed, after 
which it was smoothed by “ planking.” The seed was sown April 
25 at the rate of 8 pounds per acre. 
On May 27, Plat D (treated two years with 750 pounds of sul- 
phur and 3875 pounds of lime per acre) showed 36 per ct. of 
smutty plants against 38 per ct. on Plat C (untreated). On 
Plats D and F the stand of plants was thin, indicating that the 
sulphur and lime had been injurious to the seedlings. The crop 
was harvested September 6. 
Notes for 1900.—Field plowed in the fall of 1899. The follow- 
ing spring commercial fertilizer was applied to the whole field at 
the rate of 500 pounds per acre. April 20, sulphur and lime were 
applied broadcast on Plats F and L only, and the field harrowed. 
On Plats D and F the sulphur applied to them in 1898 and 1899 
was still plainly visible. The seed was sown April 27 and the 
crop gathered August 17, “| 
