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something else where they are now and this "some- 

 thing else" will need all that room. 



Peanuts are such an interesting plant I am go- 

 ing to tell you about them especially. 



First of all we do not eat peanuts until they have 

 been cooked so if we bought some peanuts to eat 

 and planted them instead, they would not grow. 

 The tiny leaf and root germ in the nut was killed 

 by the heat when they were roasted. We must buy 

 peanut seed or "Raw Peanuts." The shell can be 

 taken off the seed if you want them to germinate 

 quickly and you are sure the ground is warm or you 

 can leave the shell on the moisture in the soil will 

 soon split it so the stem and root can come out. 



The plant makes a small bush with leaves some- 

 thing like clover and a blossom the shape of a pea 

 blossom only it is bright yellow; many blossoms 

 come on the bush at one time so the plant is quite 

 ornamental. After the blossom drops its petals and 

 the tiny seeds have been fertilized, the stem begins 

 to grow long and turn downward; do not be 

 frightened; the plant is only putting its seed baby 

 to bed under the soil, for it will not grow unless it 

 is put there. Just think of it, this plant is strong 

 enough to push its blossom-stem right into the 

 ground; of course if the ground is hard because it 



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