THE A WAKENING OF THE SEED 



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Another method of keeping seeds 

 in a saturated atmosphere. 



The question may be 

 raised, Can seeds absorb 

 enough water from moist air 

 alone to enable them to ger- 

 minate? This may be an- 

 swered by placing some seeds 

 in a saturated atmosphere 

 for a time. Place the seeds 

 in a fruit-jar, supported on 

 a piece of wire netting, as 

 shown in Fig. 25. Place a 

 little water in the bottom of the jar and screw the 

 cover on tight. Drops of condensed mois- 

 ture are not apt to fall on the seeds when 

 a fruit- jar is used, 

 but should this 

 happen start the 

 experiment over 

 again, protecting 

 the seeds by a 

 small inverted 

 cone of wire net- 

 ting or a small 

 glass funnel. The 

 apparatus shown 

 in Fig. 26 may also 

 be used: vaseline 



i« ncoH fr. mol^ck on ^^- '^^^^^^ ^f maintaining a saturated atmosphere 

 lb USea to maKe an ^nd a constant water-level. 



