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vations serving to develop the pupils' powers 

 of perception and reasoning may be made 

 upon germinating seeds and seedlings found 

 in a state of nature. 



4. 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 Corn (Maize) 



Bonavis Guinea corn 



Lima Bean Onion 



Pigeon Pea Coffee 



Black-eye Pea Tous-les-mois (Canna) 



Cabbage Date palm* 



Kaddish Cocoa-nut* 



Squash or Pumpkin Castor-oil (Ricinus) 



Lime or Orange Physic-nut 

 Cacao 

 Nutmeg 



TESTING VITALITY OF SEEDS. 



1. Seeds lose their germinating power 

 on being kept for a long time. It is desirable 

 therefore that we should be able to test their 

 quality in this respect. The following method, 



* The germination occupies a very long time. 



