Day Name Table
Like all FRC months, Germinal lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called décades (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi). The 26th and 27th changed their role in later years.
| 1re Décade | 2e Décade | 3e Décade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | Primevère (Primrose) | 11. | Pervenche (Periwinkle) | 21. | Gainier (Judas tree) |
| Duodi | 2. | Platane (Plane tree) | 12. | Charme (Hornbeam) | 22. | Romaine (Cos Lettuce) |
| Tridi | 3. | Asperge (Asparagus) | 13. | Morille (Round Morel) | 23. | Maronnier (Horse Chestnut) |
| Quartidi | 4. | Tulipe (Tulip) | 14. | Hêtre (Beech) | 24. | Roquette (Rocket) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Poule (Hen) | 15. | Abeille (Bee) | 25. | Pigeon (Pigeon) |
| Sextidi | 6. | Blette (Beetroot) | 16. | Laitue (Lettuce) | 26. | Anémone/Lilas (Anemone/Lilac) |
| Septidi | 7. | Bouleau (Birch) | 17. | Mélèze (Larch) | 27. | Lilas/Anémone (Lilac/Anemone) |
| Octidi | 8. | Jonquille (Jonquil) | 18. | Ciguë (Hemlock) | 28. | Pensée (Pansy) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Aulne (Alder) | 19. | Radis (Radish) | 29. | Myrtil (Blueberry) |
| Decadi | 10. | Couvoir (Hatchery) | 20. | Ruche (Beehive) | 30. | Greffoir (Graft Knife) |
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