. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 96 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. kept dry; but if exposed to moisture, it soon awakes and commences its wonderful course of development. &, 195. In the Spring of the year the melting snows or the warm rains supply the proper moisture to the seeds which have fallen to the ground, and they may be seen everywhere swelling, bursting, and growing. The young botanist must not fail to watch their development. 196. Beneath some Oak, for example, buried in the old leaves,
. Leaves and flowers : or, Object lessons in botany with a flora : prepared for beginners in academies and public schools . Botany. 96 OBJECT LESSONS IN BOTANY. kept dry; but if exposed to moisture, it soon awakes and commences its wonderful course of development. &, 195. In the Spring of the year the melting snows or the warm rains supply the proper moisture to the seeds which have fallen to the ground, and they may be seen everywhere swelling, bursting, and growing. The young botanist must not fail to watch their development. 196. Beneath some Oak, for example, buried in the old leaves, we find acorns in all stages of growth, showing at one view all the steps in the process of 'nination. Here is an acorn with its shell softened and its kernel a little swollen. We divide it lens wise with a sharp knife, and section (Fig. 318) shows the thick cotyledons (o c) and the radicle (r). 197. In another acorn (Fio'. 319) the cotyledons have ab- sorbed yet more water, and en- larged so much as to burst the shell, and the radicle growing, has come forth, a little root, directing its course 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 Wood, Alphonso, 1810-1881. New York : A. A. Barnes
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