TESTING SEEDS 



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Mark tire sides of the tray as shown in the illustration 

 sm;d Sll ibe tex with dry sand, heaping it a little. After 

 scraping <ofi the sand with a straight stick the tray is 

 iiteacly for planting. 



*b, Pl'ant at least five seeds in each square and plant 

 -'as nsrany Mnds of seeds as possible. The seeds should 

 jwsst *be Covered by the sand. The same kind of seeds 

 which ^re bought at different stores, or obtained from 

 different places may be considered as different seeds. On 

 fa page in your note book mark the kinds of seed and the 

 place from which you obtained them, together with the 

 -number of the square in which yon planted them. Count 

 the number marked at the left end of any row as tens and 

 -add to this the unit number which is marked at the right 

 end of any row. Do not count the zero. 



c. Water the sand, after planting the seeds, by 



pouring the water upon a piece of paper placed on the 



sand. Keep in a warm room, watering now and then, 



and watch for the little plants. In about a week all of 



ut supplied through United States Department of Agriculture. 



