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Mark the sides of the tray as shown in the illustration 

 and fill the box with dry sand, heaping it a little. After 

 scraping off the sand with a straight stick the tray is 

 ready for planting. 



b. Plant at least five seeds in each square and plant 

 as many kinds of seeds as possible. The seeds should 

 just be covered by the sand. The same kind of seeds 

 which are bought at different stores, or obtained from 

 different places may be considered as different seeds. On 

 a 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 you planted them. Count 

 the number marked at the left end of any row as tern 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. Keeo in a wirm room, watering now and then. 

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



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