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Glass Cover:
The seeds should be sown evenly over the compost either by placing large seeds by hand or by gently shaking small seeds from the packet. Cover them by sieving on compost. Fine seeds need a light dusting, larger seeds need proportionately more. Label the pot and water it in by standing the container in a shallow Bath of water Make sure the water does not overflow. After watering stand out to drain. Alternatively water from above, using a watering can with a fine rose. To keep seeds moist and warm, cover with a sheet of glass cover so that water condenses on the glass cover and falls back into the compost. To minimize temperature fluctuations, cover the glass cover with a sheet of paper Place in a warm, dark place.Window glass cover.—Use of glass cover for windows also dates from the 1st century A.D. One piece of glass cover, measuring 44 x 32 inches, was found at Pompeii. Archaeologists believe it was set in a metal frame to cover the window opening of a bath. See also glass coverMAKING—Window glass cover. As the Roman Empire expanded, glass cover factories were erected in most of the provinces, notably Gaul, probably in England and elsewhere. Excavations of sites of Roman glass cover furnaces in France have yielded considerable quantities of glass cover shards. From these it is known that wine bottles and jars for foodstuffs, some with square bodies for shipping, were an important part of their production. Gallo-Roman furnaces existed as far north as the Rhine.
Cover box with piece of glass cover to retard evaporation and help maintain even temperature; push cover to one side from time to time if too much moisture condenses on glass cover. Moisture—Essential; mixture must be kept slightly moist; never allow it to become wet or soggy. Temperature—Must be kept between 40° and 55°F; place container where temperature can be kept as constant as possible. No special food needed if plenty of dead leaves are added to mixture.
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