Or place them between moist pieces of flannel

Or place them between moist pieces of flannel

Or place them between moist pieces of flannel

To test vitality plant one hundred seeds in a pot of earth or in damp sand, or place them between moist pieces of flannel, and take care to keep them moist and warm. Count those that germinate and thus determine the percentage of vitality. Germinating between flannel is much quicker than planting in earth. Care should be used to keep mice away from germinating seeds. (See Fig. 61.)

Fig. 61. A Seed-germinator
Consisting of two soup plates, some sand, and a piece of cloth