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ASSERTIONS regarding the length of vitality of certain seeds are frequently made, but these, when investigated, often lack proof. Hence it may be worth while to put on record a clear case of the seeds of the gorse (Ulex europaeus) retaining their germinating power for twenty-five years.
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PARKIN, J. Vitality of Gorse-seed. Nature 102, 65–66 (1918). https://doi.org/10.1038/102065b0
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