. Pastures and pasture plants ... Pastures; Forage plants. TESTING PASTURE SEEDS AT HOME 51 Duration of Experiment,—The following periods are those generally adopted for germination tests :— 10 days for Clovers and most other seeds, 14 days for Rye-grasses and Timothy, 21 days for all Grasses, excepting Meadow and Rye-grasses and Timothy, 28 days for Meadow-grasses. Hard Seeds.—After most tests of leguminous species, a number of hard- shelled seeds will be found remaining apparently fresh and unswollen; and though these are not reckoned when determining the percentage of germina- tion of the s
. Pastures and pasture plants ... Pastures; Forage plants. TESTING PASTURE SEEDS AT HOME 51 Duration of Experiment,—The following periods are those generally adopted for germination tests :— 10 days for Clovers and most other seeds, 14 days for Rye-grasses and Timothy, 21 days for all Grasses, excepting Meadow and Rye-grasses and Timothy, 28 days for Meadow-grasses. Hard Seeds.—After most tests of leguminous species, a number of hard- shelled seeds will be found remaining apparently fresh and unswollen; and though these are not reckoned when determining the percentage of germina- tion of the sample, they should be carefully counted, since some proportion of them would germinate if allowed sufficient time. Home-Made Germinators.—Perhaps the best and most simple apparatus for home testing is prepared by taking two plates, in one of which. Home-made Germinatoe (No. 1). is placed a folded flannel or other woollen cloth which is very damp without being soaked. The seeds are placed regularly between the folds, and the whole is then covered by inverting the other plate over it (i). Another equally simple apparatus is made by soaking a handful of cotton- wool in a glass or tin dish containing a little water. The seeds are placed on the cotton-wool, previous to the dish being covered with a sheet of glass. Seeds may also be tested by placing them between the folds of damp flannel or blotting paper in a porous saucer standing in about half its height of water in a tin pan, which must be covered with a sheet of glass. Sufficient moisture will soak through the porous saucer to supply pasture seeds (2). To test several samples at once, obtain a large dripping-pan, and place an inverted flower-pot saucer in each of the four corners. On these rest a 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
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