SEEDING

This can be done by adding a

small amount of the pure
compound (a seed crystal) to the
saturated solution

OR
can be done by simply scratching
the glass surface to create a
seeding surface for crystal growth.

It is thought that even dust

particles can act as simple

seeds.

A seed crystal is a small

piece of single crystal

material from which a large
crystal of the same material
typically is to be grown.