PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wrapping material for seeds observing contents from outside and excellent in gas barrier property and to provide a bag for seeds.SOLUTION: The invention relates to the wrapping material for seeds comprising a laminate of a plastic base film, a film with an inorganic oxide deposited layer and a heat seal layer, and the wrapping material for seeds has a printed layer between the plastic base film and the film with the inorganic oxide deposited layer and/or the film with the inorganic oxide deposited layer and the heat seal layer, wherein the printed layer has a fenestrated part printed with a color lighter than outer periphery. The bag for seeds of the invention is clear and excellent in preservability, excellent in expression of information on the contents, excellent in preservation stability of the seeds caused by having barrier properties to steam, excellent in flexibility for protecting the contents even the material is composed of a laminate, impact resistance, abrasion resistance, printing property, opening property and loading packing fitness.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】外観から内容物が観察でき、ガスバリア性に優れる種子用包材および種子用袋を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の種子用包材は、プラスチック基材フィルムと無機酸化物蒸着積層フィルムとヒートシール層とを積層した種子用包材であり、前記種子用包材は、前記プラスチック基材フィルムと前記無機酸化物蒸着積層フィルムとの間、および/または前記無機酸化物蒸着積層フィルムと前記ヒートシール層の間に印刷層を有し、前記印刷層は、外周よりも淡色で印刷された窓あき部を有する。該種子用包材からなる本発明の種子用袋は、極めて鮮明かつ保存性に優れ、内容物の情報提示性に優れ、かつ水蒸気バリア性を有するため、種子の保存性にも優れ、積層材であって内容物を保護しうる柔軟性、耐衝撃性、耐摩擦性、印刷適性、開口性、充填包装適性に優れる。【選択図】なし