. A condensed botany;. Botany. THE SEED. 87. 137. The fruit of the Pines, Spruces and the like, is called a Strobile or Cone. These cones consist of a collection of open pistils on a long receptacle, each bearing one or two naked seeds on its edges, near the base. LESSON XIII. THE SEED. 138. The seed consists of two things, a miniature plant called th6 Embryo, and a quantity of starch which surrounds this embryo and furnishes it food. 139. Soak a bean in warm water a few hours, or put it in warm, moist earth for a day or two, and then examine it. You will plainly see the little plant nicely pa
. A condensed botany;. Botany. THE SEED. 87. 137. The fruit of the Pines, Spruces and the like, is called a Strobile or Cone. These cones consist of a collection of open pistils on a long receptacle, each bearing one or two naked seeds on its edges, near the base. LESSON XIII. THE SEED. 138. The seed consists of two things, a miniature plant called th6 Embryo, and a quantity of starch which surrounds this embryo and furnishes it food. 139. Soak a bean in warm water a few hours, or put it in warm, moist earth for a day or two, and then examine it. You will plainly see the little plant nicely packed in its store-house of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sewall, Joseph Addison, 1830-1917. Chicago, G. Sherwood & co
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