CHAPTER I 



THE PLANT AND WATER 



Introduction 



WHEN we walk through the country we see the 

 flowers growing in the gardens, the trees growing in 

 the forest, the grass growing in the meadow, the 

 corn growing in the field. All these different plants 

 require food or they would not live and grow ; and 

 yet they do not feed in the same way as animals, 

 for they cannot walk about in search of food, nor 

 have they a mouth and teeth to eat with. 



Let us try and. find out where a plant gets its 

 food, and what sort of meat and drink it requires. 



If we take a seed and put it in the ground, we 

 shall find after a few days that the seed has begun to 

 sprout and throw out little green leaves. The 

 young plajit has begun to grow, and must be getting 

 food in some way to build up leaves and stem. 

 Now pull it up, and you will find that besides push- 

 ing up leaves above ground into the open air it is 



