SLEEPING SEEDS.
Seeds vary greatly in vitality. Some seeds, such *as the seeds of some species of willows, lose capacity for growth in ;i few days, whereas seeds of’ the Indian lotus which had been buried in peat, probably for more than o£j years, were, found to grow after their husks had been softened by treatment with sulphuric acid. In 1902 seeds of 107 species of plants were buried at various depths, and 20 years later the seeds of 51 of the species were found capable of germination, while geranium neaily 50 years old have produced plants.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 21 (Supplement)
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97SLEEPING SEEDS. Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 21 (Supplement)
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