17. IT IS WISE TO PLANT THE LARGEST SEEDS. 



Illustrative material: Three jars, soil, a few beans and clover 

 seeds. 



Small Seeds Not Strong A few navy beans were 

 planted an inch deep in jar No. i ; a few clover seeds were 

 planted the same depth in jar No. 2; and a few clover 

 seeds were planted a quarter of an inch deep in jar No. 3. 



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FIG. 33. Experiment with beans and clover seed. 



As appears in Figure 33 the plantlets from the clover 

 planted a quarter of an inch deep and from the beans 

 have come up well, while those from the clover planted 

 an inch deep have not. 



Large Seeds are Strong Every perfect seed contains 

 a plantlet, and some food to nourish the plantlet during 

 germination. (See Figure 34.) The larger the seed is, 



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