. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . w? (Sunshineand rain and the earth in which they were planted.) Wouldthis flower grow (holding up a cut flower) if I should plant it ?Why not? What do the roots do for the plants? Is it pure waterwhich they drink? No, it has soaked through the ground andtaken what the plants need from the soil. When this juice soaks up from the roots it goes into anotherpart of the plant. What part is that? The stem. And from the IN THE THILD s WORLD. stem where does it go? Into the little stems, into the leaves a
. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . w? (Sunshineand rain and the earth in which they were planted.) Wouldthis flower grow (holding up a cut flower) if I should plant it ?Why not? What do the roots do for the plants? Is it pure waterwhich they drink? No, it has soaked through the ground andtaken what the plants need from the soil. When this juice soaks up from the roots it goes into anotherpart of the plant. What part is that? The stem. And from the IN THE THILD s WORLD. stem where does it go? Into the little stems, into the leaves am1into the flowers. Do you remember what we call this juice ofthe plant? It is called sap. We spoke of it when we were talkingabout trees ; and we had maple sugar in kindergarten becausemaple sugar is made of sap. When we have cut flowers and putthem in water, the water takes the place of sap for a little us look at one of the kindergarten plants and tell all it?parts. The roots under the ground, then the stems, then theleaves and flowers. Little plants have all these parts, just as. big trees have. Isnt it wonderful that all this could come fromone tiny seed? (The children will be ready to tell of the kinder-garten seed planting and its results.) Do you remember what we found on the trees early in spring,before we could see any leaves? Leaf-buds. And what do wefind on the plant before we can have any flowers? course. (Show bud.) At first the bud is very small indeed, having within it only thebeginning of a flower ; but it grows and grows, and by and by thebud opens and the flower unfolds itself. Just before theopened, the pretty flower was packed and folded in theabout as closely as the butterfly with his big wings was pa<in the chrysalis. rs arc so beautiful and so sweet that every* body loves them. Even if they were good for nothing but to bebeautiful and sweet we should be glad to have (lowers grow ; butthey are useful besides. Certain little cre
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