I did this once, when I worked at a museum, We used seeds that did not
need to stay viable and coated them thus sealing them. I did it with a
mat finish poly and it worked well. Joan

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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Seeds/Corn samples in exhibit case


We put our examples in clear glass display vials.

John Martinson wrote:

>I am thinking about putting samples of corn and squash seeds in a
museum exhibit case as part of 
>an exhibit, but concerned that I will be supplying bugs with a free
meal.   With monitoring, I may be OK (because of COURSE) since we have
"no" bugs in our building.  (smiles).  But, any idea how to do this * or
should we just forget about the seeds?
>
>John
>Boise, ID
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