. New elementary agriculture for rural and graded schools; an elementary text book dealing with the plants, insects, birds, weather, and animals of the farm . stalk and leaves of the corn may begreen and the plant may look quite thrifty, there willbe no good ears of corn, and both the corn plant andthe farmer will feel that their labor has come to the Young Plant a Fair Chance.—When theyoung seeds have been fertilized by the pollen, and thelittle germ has been produced, there are just two dutieswhich remain for the parent plant to do for its offspring;then its life work will be d
. New elementary agriculture for rural and graded schools; an elementary text book dealing with the plants, insects, birds, weather, and animals of the farm . stalk and leaves of the corn may begreen and the plant may look quite thrifty, there willbe no good ears of corn, and both the corn plant andthe farmer will feel that their labor has come to the Young Plant a Fair Chance.—When theyoung seeds have been fertilized by the pollen, and thelittle germ has been produced, there are just two dutieswhich remain for the parent plant to do for its offspring;then its life work will be done, and well done. It mustlay up the store of nourishment which the young plantwill need while it is getting roots and leaves of its own,and it must, if possible, provide some means by whichits numerous offspring may scatter themselves about alittle before they settle down and root themselves tothe ground where they must ever after remain to fightthe battle of life. If the seeds feil near together theymight be so crowded that none of them could get a goodchance at the sunshine. They will have plenty of strange WHAT IS A PLANT AND WHAT IS IT DOING? 5. Fig. 9. Seedof the milk-weed. and unfriendly plants to contend with any way, withouthaving to struggle with their own brothers for a chanceto live and grow. How the Seeds are Scattered.—Let us notice a few ofthe many devices by which this scattering of seeds isaccomplished. Every thoughtful farmer boyor girl can call to mind a variety of suchdevices. How many plants can you thinkof, or find growing, in which, as in the Cot-tonwood or the milkweed, every little seedis provided with a tuft of hairs so that itmay be carried by the wind? How manywinged seeds do you know where wingsserve the same purpose as a tuft of hairs?In the catalpa, perhaps, you willhardly know whether to call it awing or a tuft of hairs; but any way, it servesthe same purpose. How many seeds do youknow that are provided with hooks or barbs orrough surfaces s
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