. Map modeling in geography : including the use of sand, clay putty, paper pulp, plaster of Paris, and other materials : also chalk modeling in its adaptation to purposes of illustration. Fig. 95. In the heart of a seed Buried deep, so deep,A dear little plant Lay fast ! said the sunshine And creep to the light, Wake ! said the voice Of the raindrop little plant heard, And it rose to seeWhat the wonderful Outside world raidit be. Break open the brown cradle shell and see the two thickloaves of bread. White, with a tinge of green. The youngoak is nourished by this food wh
. Map modeling in geography : including the use of sand, clay putty, paper pulp, plaster of Paris, and other materials : also chalk modeling in its adaptation to purposes of illustration. Fig. 95. In the heart of a seed Buried deep, so deep,A dear little plant Lay fast ! said the sunshine And creep to the light, Wake ! said the voice Of the raindrop little plant heard, And it rose to seeWhat the wonderful Outside world raidit be. Break open the brown cradle shell and see the two thickloaves of bread. White, with a tinge of green. The youngoak is nourished by this food while the little radicle enters intothe black soil and puts forth little branches and fibres all coveredwith fine white hairs. Through these branches the young oakdrinks up water from the soil. Bread and water. shall prove the starch to be in the acorn when we go back tothe class-room. So the young oak is nourished by the starch-foodof the two loaves. Some call these cotyledons. 2IO Uses of Oak,. grandling After a few days the young oak shows a well grown root andstem, and sends out broad pink-green leaves. Mary has found one of the large oak-babies. How beautiful it is! See, there is no more food in the shriveled acorn (Fig. 97), and so the young oakling must draw all of his food from the earth and the air. This he has learned to do, and the now useless cradle falls a v/ a y. What alittle sap-it is! Dont you think it will become a great red oak tree some dayand have many a beautiful leaf? Doyou hear ivhat the oakling says to you ? Learn to depend upon your own,efforts. Self-reliance. Grow-ing upward. Back from our forest visit, nowin quiet class-room. Oak for thesolid floors, oak in desks and tables. Panels in doors. The seatsand chairs of oak sometimes. Fur-niture for houses. Useful, valuablewood. Bark for tanning oak \ox ships. Corks fromithe bark of Spanish oaks. Gallnutsare obtained from oaks, and are used F^^- 97- in making ink and medicines. These ar
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