BABY PLANTS 



The leaflike appendages put forth 

 from a germinating plant when it first 

 comes from the ground are called cot- 

 yledons. Most of the plants with which 

 one deals in the garden are dicotyledons, 

 like those here shown. The cotyledons 

 are uniformly smooth in contour and 

 they serve as a reserve supply of food 

 while the young leaves are getting 

 under way; for all the food of the world 

 is first produced in the leaves of plants. 



