PLATE 1 
Comparative germination of strong (A and B) and sensitive (C and D) samples 
by the standard and “prewetting methods.’ 1 
A. —No. 483, standard method. 
B. —No. 483, pre wetting method. 
Note that germination is good by either method, but is somewhat more ad¬ 
vanced by the prewetting method. 
C. —No. 446, standard method. 
D. —No. 446, prewetting method. 
Note the high percentage of “live seed” indicated by the pre wetting method 
and the low germination and excessive growth of mold when this “sensitive’ 1 
sample is germinated by the standard method. 
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