. Elements of agriculture, for use in schools. Agriculture. 36 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTUEE The nourishment for the young plant is not alwaj^s stored in the seed leaves as it is in the bean, but often surrounds the 3'oung plant, as in the corn seed, as shown in Fig. Fig. 2.—Grain of corn showing stages of germination: A, section of ripe seed enlarged; /, seed-food, the portion that nourishes the young plant; [/, germ of seed. B, showing seed just sprouted; C, showing sprout- ing further advanced. I), showing sprouting still further advanced; young plant just showing above ground. (Original draw
. Elements of agriculture, for use in schools. Agriculture. 36 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTUEE The nourishment for the young plant is not alwaj^s stored in the seed leaves as it is in the bean, but often surrounds the 3'oung plant, as in the corn seed, as shown in Fig. Fig. 2.—Grain of corn showing stages of germination: A, section of ripe seed enlarged; /, seed-food, the portion that nourishes the young plant; [/, germ of seed. B, showing seed just sprouted; C, showing sprout- ing further advanced. I), showing sprouting still further advanced; young plant just showing above ground. (Original drawing from photo- graphs.) EXPERIMENT Fill an ordinary deep plate ivith sand or common soil, and moisten it tkoroughhj with water. Then cut apiece of flannel cloth just large enough to fit in the plate, and moisten thoroughly. Cover the soil with the damp flannel cloth, and over it scatter the seeds to he tested. Cover with another piece of damp cloth. Finally cover the ivhole with another plate, and set away in a. warm place, where the tempera- ture is about 80°. Fig. 3 shows a cut of this arrangement. Keep the flannel and soil damp hut not wet; if too much water is added, the seeds will rot. If the cloths are kept dry, the seeds will not sprout. 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 McBryde, James Bolton, 1866-1925. Richmond, B. F. Johnson Pub. Co.
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