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The  Germination  of  Belladonna  Seed.  {A™ovJmberPi9i?' 
minated  much  better  than  the  light.  From  this  it  would  seem  to  follow 
that  the  brown  seeds  were  much  superior  to  the  grays,  but,  in  view 
of  the  results  obtained  from  the  test,  it  must  be  concluded  that  there 
is  no  definite  relation  between  the  color  and  the  germinating  power. 
Figure  4  will  serve  to  bring  out  more  clearly  the  results  of  the  test. 
Fig.  5. — Plants  from  300  large  belladonna  seeds  seven  weeks  after  sowing. 
Treatment  of  the  Seeds  with  Suephuric  Acid. 
Probably  the  most  striking  and,  at  the  same  time,  most  undesir- 
able characteristic  of  the  germination  of  belladonna  seed  is  the  lack 
of  uniformity  it  displays.    The -first  seeds  usually  begin  to  ger- 
