. Leaflets on nature study : especially adapted to the use of children in schools in rural districts. Nature study. it until some one who really knew told me it was all right. But the acorn I tasted was bitter, and I think even squirrels would not care to eat such bitter food if any other could be obtained. It may be all acorns do not taste the same. I mean to taste of the different kinds, and also -natch the squirrels, when I go out next time. While I ^-las wondering if there were any animals that really liked bitter things to eat, I noticed one of the acorns had a small hole in the side of i
. Leaflets on nature study : especially adapted to the use of children in schools in rural districts. Nature study. it until some one who really knew told me it was all right. But the acorn I tasted was bitter, and I think even squirrels would not care to eat such bitter food if any other could be obtained. It may be all acorns do not taste the same. I mean to taste of the different kinds, and also -natch the squirrels, when I go out next time. While I ^-las wondering if there were any animals that really liked bitter things to eat, I noticed one of the acorns had a small hole in the side of it. and at once susjoected that there was a worm inside. (Jutting it open, I found no worm, for it had already escaped, and had left behind only some l>rown stuff like wet sawdust, in the place of the kernel. I now noticed for the iirst time that about half of the acorns I had thrown into the water when I came from the woods had sunk to the bottom and the otliers floated. (See Fig. 2). I cut into some of them and found that the ones tliat floated were quite brown and dead inside, and some had white worms in them; not exactly worms either, but larva^ that will probably change into some kind of insects. I intend to plant the rest "f the floating acorns in a box of dirt, and tie a piece of mosquito netting over the top of the box. If I keep the box in a wann room, and do not have it too wet or too dry, the insects ought to come out after a time, and as they can not get away, I shall be able to see what they look like. There may be a good many kinds that like to eat acoriis; we shall see. The acorns that went to the bottom of the water I planted in a liox of soil in a sunny window, and they are ah-cady coming up. The young oak as it comes through the ground is a rather curious ijlant. It is a slender stalk, without leaves at first, at least nut true lea\-es, but with a number of small scales, set in pairs. The upper end is bent over as it comes from the ground, which is a wa
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