100 



SEED-TABLES 



Weight and size of garden 



Continued 



Figures of Germination and Purity 



Seed testing. 



The testing of seeds is of two purposes, to determine whether 

 the sample is adulterated, and to determine the viability or germi- 

 nating power. 



Adulteration or impurity is discovered by examining the sample 

 under a lens. 



Viability is determined by sprouting the seeds under favorable 

 conditions. Mix the sample well, and choose 100 seeds as tljey come, 

 eliminating only the foreign seeds. Place them between folds of 

 moist Canton flannel, and keep moist (not soaking wet) by covering 



