THE GARDEN PRIMER 



sometimes the true leaves appear in pairs, opposite on 

 their stalk, while others come out singly, one on one 

 side, the next on the other. Always follow such 

 directions carefully and do not anticipate, nor wait 

 beyond, the stipulated time. 



Once you have watched a seedHng — any seedlihg 

 - — through its rudimentary growth from funny, round 

 or oval, sturdy little cotyledons to two or three true 

 leaves and noted the marked difference in the appear- - 

 ance of the latter from the former, you will wonder 

 why you never noticed it before — if you have not. 

 Seed germination is one of the most interesting things 

 in this very interesting world, though it is common — 

 almost as common as the dirt» 



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