Seed Leaves and True Leaves

 

I had already sowed my Cosmos seeds when Monty Don on Gardeners World did the same. He told us that those first two leaves that appear are seed leaves. They help the plant to germinate and is not until the true leaves appear later that the plant is beginning to establish. So that pair of larger leaves in my photo are the seed leaves and the smaller bunch are the true leaves. I didn't have a clue. I will add a photo when the Cosmos are in flower, if they do.