HOW FERNS GROW 



says to the root: "Cling fast to the earth and hold 

 this plant in its place. Get all the food and drink 

 that you can from the soil and give them to the 

 stem." 



To the stipe she says: ^^Take the food and water 

 from the rootstock and carry them to the leaves, for 

 they need these to help them grow large and strong." 

 Then she asks the leaves to take the nourishment that 

 is brought them and to spread out their blades, so that 

 the light and moisture may reach every part, for she 

 wants them to grow just as fast as they can. 



And the busy little ferns will help to make us 

 happy by doing their part to make our earth more 

 beautiful. 



HOW FERNS GROW 



We have learned that the work of all plants is to 

 grow. Flowering plants have other work to do. When 

 they have grown large and strong enough, they put 

 forth flowers. Later still, they are very busy forming 

 seeds and caring for them. By and by new plants 

 will grow from these seeds. 



Flowerless plants do not have flowers or seeds, but 

 Mother Nature finds another way for them to give 

 us new plants. 



If, in midsummer, you look on the under side of 



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