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tube or chimney F. This cover fits into a circular groove H 

 on the surface of the porous tile. The tile B is provided with 

 100 indentations as indicated at G. Into each indent G, one 



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seed pickle is laid until the 100 indents are filled indiscrimin- 

 ately from the bulk of the seed offered for sale. Over these 

 the cover C is placed and fitted into the groove H ; then the 



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water D is poured into the dish A until it is almost level with 

 the surface of the tile B. The moisture can freely evaporate 

 through the core E, also circulate in the air within the glass 

 cover C and escape through the chimney F. Obviously the 

 number of seeds which germinate indicates the percentage, 

 and they should germinate within about four days. 



METHOD II. An arrangement of apparatus designed for 



