HOW SEEDS GERMINATE 



morning-glory, parsley and celery need it. If we 

 do not soak celery or parsley, it will take 21 days 

 for the seed to germinate. 



Every seed is supposed to have in it one plant; 

 beet seed is not really a seed at all, but a fruit, for 

 it contains several plants. Isn't it queer that Moth- 

 er Nature should have done this with only one 

 family of her vegetable children ! And we cannot 

 separate these seeds the way we can the seeds of an 

 apple or an orange, for they are joined so closely 

 together it is impossible to separate them without 

 injury. 



When you get your seeds, be sure and open 

 the packages one at a time, and get acquainted with 

 the sleeping babies; look them over carefully and 

 say to yourself "Yes, I know you, you are a nas- 

 turtium, and you have a queer shell like a peanut; 

 you do not need the shell to make you grow, it is 

 just your overcoat. You need to be planted about 

 one inch deep, and you need plenty of sunshine." 

 And so on through all your seeds. 



If the seed is large like peas, and beans, it must 

 be planted deep, one to two inches (you know the 

 first joint of your thumb measures about one inch) . 

 Beans should be planted with the eye, which is 

 really the hinge, down, then the root will not have 



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