. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Handbook of Nature-Study. The pumpkin seed is attached by its pointed end; it is flat, oblong and has a rounded ridge at its edge, within which is a delicate "; The outside is _, very mucilaginous; but when wiped dry, we can see Plant^bmik-^^^^ i* ^^^ ^^ outer, very thin, transparent coat; a ingoutof ihethicker white, middle coat; while the meat of the seed seed-coats, is covered with a greenish, membranous coat. The meat falls apart lengthwise and flatwise, the two
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Handbook of Nature-Study. The pumpkin seed is attached by its pointed end; it is flat, oblong and has a rounded ridge at its edge, within which is a delicate "; The outside is _, very mucilaginous; but when wiped dry, we can see Plant^bmik-^^^^ i* ^^^ ^^ outer, very thin, transparent coat; a ingoutof ihethicker white, middle coat; while the meat of the seed seed-coats, is covered with a greenish, membranous coat. The meat falls apart lengthwise and flatwise, the two halves forming later the seed-leaves and containing the food laid up by the "pumpkin mother" for the nourishment of the young plant. Between these two halves, at the pointed end, is the germ, which will develop into a new plant. When sprouting, the root pushes out through the pointed end of the seed and grows downward. The shell of the seed is forced open by a little wedge-shaped projection, while the seed-leaves are pulled from their snug quarters. In watching one of these seeds sprout, it is difficult not to attribute to it conscious effort, while it is sturdily pulling hard to release its seed-leaves. If it fails to do this, the seed shell clamps the seed-leaves together like a vise, and the little plant is crippled. Both squashes and pumpkins figure in the spicy progressed Thanksgiving pies, but the chief value of the pumpkin crop in America is as food for milch cows; it causes a yield of milk so rich, that the butter made from it is as golden as its flesh. But the Hallow-e'en jack o'lantern appeals to the children. In this connection, a study of expression might be made interesting; the turning of the corners of the mouth up or down, and the angles of the eyebrows, making all the diff- erence between a jolly grin and an "awful ; LESSON CLXXII The Pumpkin Leading thought—The pumpkin and squash were cultivated by the American Indians in their cornf
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