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The followings tavole, V, ia sunsary or tie preceding four, Siving
the averase por cent of the durlicates in both the soil and tre Genev
tests,

TADIG V.
Geneva Test Averarcs, Marth Tost Averages,
60 Dosr eas 7% Doeress 60 Nesrees.70 Derrecs,
7 cf rad 7
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stinacn, 735 823 63 57
adish, 95 96 6S 5°
Radish '99 79 91 OO O'7
Cucwwoer, 97 95 62 73
Cucvins or '90, 63 73 28 26
Toiicto. 98 97 34 S9
Tomato 'S3 Ce Ch 79 74
Onion, 73 3 70 EO
Onicsn 'Go, 8 6 5 5
Carawey, 9 2 0 6
SCaravay 'S9, 3 4 0 0
"ame, 59 59 02 Oo
Sare '650, 42 25 19 18
QUvUVAle, 96 7 830 75
Cavvase '90. 702 B23 &O 40
Pev~er'! 29 79 41 36
sean, 95 95 57 57
Corn, O° OS OMe 4D
Nater “Telon '90, 88 71 30 19
“onl Rabi '90, 54 90 65 58
Le.ruce 92 93 59 o&
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Turni. "99, B55 5 4. 4.7
squash, 96 92 OS 49
Pea -~ @ 97 O4 5o £9

A glance at the table shows that, as vould naturally be exrected,
the olaer seads start ur slowor and cone on in & nore straseslings manner
than co tho new seods, For instance in tiie Geneva test at 70 cesrecvcs the
new cucwmwer seca have ali geumsainated on tre sixth day, while those of
18°O are stil? coming on tne tnirteentu, or seven days later, The sane
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ceracheda aca arnrara.:.tlv bean to srrout, they gid net scan to have
surficient vidélityv to doavelcr into a vo ne pliant, This was verv conspic
uous tn tee case of tee onion,

The ccill experiment recoracca in Taosle III is varied, the soocds
peiug laid on scil and hal’ of t).e8 row covered vit. ligt sanc, tho
other nalf veins weol covered with tie same earth as below, that voing

&2 verv ric. soil, Thousi the seeds we @ not divided accurately, this

7. + ‘ oN . ’ * 4. 8 spe ‘ ° ‘
exroriient woins an afteretnousnt, a elance at the tavles shows that

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those ecovered wWitn sara gid imven vwetser tron vitLOGQ Lr Pr earin -resun-

oy 1 1 Some >. wre et 73 7 « at wy te ~ 7. Aaa mee, AMY os rien reas = 457-0 <4. 7 ss
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s ye .Ne " ‘ te . ry ‘ .7 4 34 * “- cf < ™ ,

tre larger imuuser of seocds serwisvated on the av. rasa, It is also seon
4 : 7 O™ Nene - J. G * < « - yee ’ ° ° ; a
nat socds hove a tendency to start auicher anc wore vigonouslyv in the

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the warner teapcrature, as to nearly countervalance the advantarsy or a

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Seon, thnav rad ali the sods been covered with sand, the advantage vould
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petior in the eslda house, vould averase 75 ., instcaac of 60%, if it were
-- 7“ . = “~ 397 4 “~ t .. . 1+ . wer ome 4 ° ~
all covered with sana, whereas in the colder test it averascs but 6h .,
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Tie Pallins off wavy te accountea Cor larsely throusn Ccocayv, caused by
es > 74 “A . - 2 sees 2 yt Ae San ay tote 4 a ay. Mw —
the riclness of the soil about the socds, whieh cowbined with the great
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ve A ya ee te 8 ‘ ~ aH <. 7 , - ws ym +o eee 5 Ja aA *. y\rfl
Tne te.wmerat.res at whien seods gorminate Soest varics with tre s.od
vv - 7 “+ . » ae ; ” 5 ~ wy ~~ )* 4. . “8m ve 4 =_
Relow are lists of scoocds woich did consiaderaply bettor at one tempera
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At 70 Desrees, At 60 Nesrecs

Onion,
Tomato,

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Sage, IIA G
Turniv .'50, COrit.
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ivy necd a greator stimulant to bring them to sermiinate, That
and tire water welon should do best at the coldur teiuperature

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Sually amien better at a hisner tonperature can only be

decay ‘df ‘seeds Guringe tite test,
As to the asso that scoeds may be hurt, it is und tiat
canevase, turniv, cucwnber, water welon, and konl rabi seeds
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scarce]. ay s ~ atter oieht years, As resards the carrvay s-oa, it
turns out so consistently wad as to arouse “erave dgouvts as to Whether
soue wistake wis not pade in the sanrle, as tne now sSvcodas give ir
rossivle Worse results tnan tnose known to vo old,

The ereat question which this investisation wos to ansvor is,-
"Noes tho Goneva tester really tell anything how seed will act When
act allv ;lanted, The answor is bvotn "Yes" and "No", It tells if there
is any iife in tne sev:d, and what number has a tosel

Sility oF coming uy

but it dows not tell with anv sreat Gogre: of accuracy, now imany wil:

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of tliose planted in the earth, commared with the poreontase sinomn by

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