Drawer 02 / coastside seed

Paper folds.
Names in pencil.

Collected dry. Cleaned over a sheet. Kept in kraft until the coast gives a still day.

Three brown seed packets labeled Poppy, Yarrow, and Sea Kale in a wooden rack beside a brass scale and a coast-facing window
Packet drawer / currentPencil / kraft / dry seed

Fog at the glass.
Packets kept inland.

Packet ledger

Three kept close.

No price marks here. Ask what is on the table.

A–01

Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Coastside bluff
Dry capsule

Split by hand over paper. The seed is kept only after the capsule loses its green.

Wait for a still day.

A–02

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Prairie edge
Dry flower head

Small, grey, and a little sharp. Shake the head onto the work sheet, then crease the packet once.

Fold once, label twice.

A–03

Sea kale

Crambe maritima

Strand plant
Coastal brassica

Round seed in the same kraft as the others. Kept clear of salt air and the damp edge of the table.

Keep the packet dry.