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Circular Xo. i. 



ear, then turn the ear over and take three more kernels in a like manner 

 from the opposite side of the ear. These should be carefully laid in 

 the square in the box corresponding to the number of the ear. Thus 

 six kernels from ear No. i will go in square No. i and six kernels from ear 

 No. 2 into square No. 2, and so on. It is best to place the kernels point- 

 ing one way and with the germ side up. (Figs. 2 and 3.) 



Fig. 3. — Four squares from a germination box; j, good vigorous germination; 4, 

 medium good germination; 7 and 8, slow poor germination. 



After all the squares in the box are filled with the kernels from as 

 many correspondingly numbered ears, a piece of thin cloth should be 

 placed over them, being very careful not to disarrange or change the 

 position of the kernels in putting the cloth down. This should be 

 gently sprinkled with water and on top of this two thoroughly wet burlap 



