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FLAX CULTURE AND PREPARATION 



SECTIOM . 



FIG. 7 



There are numerous methods in use, most of which 

 are simple and 

 primitive, e.g., 100 

 pickles of seed 

 may be indis- 

 criminately 

 selected and sown 

 into the soil con- 

 tained in a small 

 box or pot in a 

 room of mild and 

 uniform tempera- 

 ture. Two addi- 

 tional methods are 

 illustrated and described as follows. 



METHOD I. This method is simple in design of apparatus, 



effective in its 

 o b j e ct and the 

 germination 

 results are readily 

 counted. It is well 

 and fully adapted 

 to meet the re- 

 qui r ements of 

 farmers , flax - 

 growers , mer- 

 chants and other 

 interested people. 

 Fig. 7 is an 

 elevation and Fig. 

 8 a plan of the 

 PUAM apparatus. The 



FIG. 8 



diagram refer to corresponding parts 



letters in each 

 of the apparatus. 



A is a porcelain dish, B a circular and porous tile having a 

 central core E. C is a glass cover designed with an open 



