. Nature study [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. And K) tlie father's eyei were opened to the po«iibilitie« of th« New EduL'utioii,« and he thought he could see now why his son was busy all of the time—morniii;r. noon and night—and all day Saturday, making discovurics, adding to hii knowlctlge, and aeeking after truth. Only twelve years old, and already finding " Tongues in tree*, books in the running brooks, sermons in stone;*, and g(»od in cvcr^iliiii;,'." Such is Nature Study. Tills bulletin is intended to stimulate an interest in the common things about Uii, and
. Nature study [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. And K) tlie father's eyei were opened to the po«iibilitie« of th« New EduL'utioii,« and he thought he could see now why his son was busy all of the time—morniii;r. noon and night—and all day Saturday, making discovurics, adding to hii knowlctlge, and aeeking after truth. Only twelve years old, and already finding " Tongues in tree*, books in the running brooks, sermons in stone;*, and g(»od in cvcr^iliiii;,'." Such is Nature Study. Tills bulletin is intended to stimulate an interest in the common things about Uii, and we send it out with that object only in view. THE STORY OF A GRAIN OF WHEAT Dr. C. a. Zavite. A grain of wheat is very small. It is much sniallor than the .oninllpst clay marble that I ever made or that I ever Raw. In fact it is so small that a little ant is able to carry it from one place to another. Boys and girls greatly enjoy niiikiii;; clay marbles. They can- become very much interested also in trying to make i;raiiis of wheat out of clay and water. Even with th& greatest of care and tliu In-st of success, however, only artificial grains of wheat can be made i" this wiiy. No J9rK,s\ « Flf. 1. Back view. CroBt lectioD. person, either young or old, can make a real grain of wheat; yet a real wheat grain is of much greater value and is of far greater interest for the boys and the girls to examine and to study than even the prettiest artificial grain of wheat which was ever made. Allow me to tell you a few of the many interesting things about a genuine living grain of wheat. An average grain of wheat is about one-quarter of an inch in length, and one-half as wide as it is long. The hairy end is known as the brush, and the opposite end is usually called the base. Along the front side is a well-defined crease or furrow extending the entire length of the grain. This crease should be narrow and not very deep. The portion on either side of the crease is called
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