OBSERVATIONS ON SEEDLINGS. 21 



also of use when the young plant is to be sub- 

 sequently transferred to another spot, as in the 

 case of cacao. Pots are prepared for seed 

 sowing in the same manner as boxes. In the 

 tropics, pots made of bamboo are frequently 

 used and are indeed invaluable. They are 

 made from large bamboos by cutting them 

 across with a saw just below each node or 

 joint ; the division or partition found at each 

 joint thus forms the bottom of the pot, and 

 when a hole has been made in this to permit of 

 drainage the pot is ready for use. 



OBSERVATIONS ON SEEDLINGS. 



1. The pupils should sow all, or at any 

 rate the greater number, of the seeds in the 

 list below, the teacher deciding according 

 to circumstances whether they are to be sown 

 in boxes, pots or beds. All the various stages 

 in their germination must be watched and the 

 observations recorded in suitable note-books, 

 drawings, even if only roughly diagrammatic, 

 being insisted on. As germination proceeds 

 a few of the seeds should be removed at inter- 

 vals for purposes of study and observation. At 

 this stage of the pupils' work the object is not 

 to raise crops but to understand how crops 

 grow. The observations recorded should 

 determine the method of emergence of the 



