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should be observed, as they often throw considerable 

 light on the methods of germination and impress the 

 mind with the importance of what may, at first sight, 

 seem trivial and unimportant details. 



After some of the better known kinds of seeds have 

 been studied, much instructive information may be 

 gained by collecting seeds of wild plants and studying 

 their methods of germination. In addition, observations 

 serving to develop the pupils' powers of perception and 

 reasoning may be made upon germinating seeds and 

 seedlings found in a state of nature. 



The following list of seeds for study is merely 

 suggestive ; examples should be selected from different 

 parts of the list, and the seeds should not be studied 

 in the order in which they are arranged : 



Peas and Beans Oak (Acorn) 



Scarlet Runner Ash 



Haricot or Lima Bean Buckwheat 



Broad Bean Sycamore or Maple 



Garden Pea Marigold 



Sweet Pea Tomato 



Vetches Barley 



Cabbage .Wheat 



Radish Maize 



Cress Onion 



Cucumber or Marrow Castor-oil 



Horse Chestnut Date Palm 



Seeds of all these plants can be easily obtained. In 

 the case of dates the seeds from the fruit as sold for 

 eating purposes are quite good ; it must be remembered, 

 however, that they take several months to germinate, 

 preferably in a pot in a greenhouse or warm room, 



