. The beginner's garden book; a textbook for the upper grammar grades. Gardening. A SEED AND ITS GROWTH 51 thoroughly moisture is applied, the quicker will the seeds germinate. Without moisture, as the dry seeds have shown us, seeds will not sprout at all. But an interesting experiment will show how different amounts of moisture affect seeds. Look- ing forward to the work in the garden, get some moist, coarse sand, or else some very sandy loam; the object is to have ma- terial which will not pack natu- rally by its own weight. Put some in the first tumbler, drop in a couple of unsoaked beans,
. The beginner's garden book; a textbook for the upper grammar grades. Gardening. A SEED AND ITS GROWTH 51 thoroughly moisture is applied, the quicker will the seeds germinate. Without moisture, as the dry seeds have shown us, seeds will not sprout at all. But an interesting experiment will show how different amounts of moisture affect seeds. Look- ing forward to the work in the garden, get some moist, coarse sand, or else some very sandy loam; the object is to have ma- terial which will not pack natu- rally by its own weight. Put some in the first tumbler, drop in a couple of unsoaked beans, and cover them lightly. Do the same in the second tumbler, but press the material firmly around the seeds. Then cover the tum- blers, to prevent drying out, and wait. When you have found which seeds sprout the quickest, you will understand why the gardener walks on the line of seeds that he has just planted, and why the farmer drags a heavy roller over the . ° J . Fig. 31. — A young plant of graSS that he has just SOWn. corn. c and m show the roots, o Then see if you can state all f*?-. an? \ «?f extra T°otst J which this plant throws out at this clearly in your note-book, the surface, for strength. A second need of sprouting seed is air. If we wish to try this as if in the garden, we can put some seeds into sand or loam, and then others into clay. Pack both of the tumblers tightly, and keep them. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original French, Allen, 1870-1946. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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