554 NATURE STUDY. 



keep the water out of it and that keeps the buds from rotting. If it 

 was flat at the top it would leak through. The scars are right below 

 the bud and they tell me leaves were there." 



JAMES BRADY, 

 THIRD GRADE, PRACTICE SCHOOL. 



THE HORSE-CHESTNUT BUD. 



" Some of the buds are on the top and some are on the sides. The 

 buds that are on the top are called terminal buds and the buds on the 

 sides are called lateral buds. The color of my buds is a dark brown 

 and on the top of some of the buds is a little black. The size 

 of my bud is larger than the common size of buds on otlier trees. 

 The form of my bud is like an egg. The parts of my buds are 

 scales and there are ten scales on my bud. The color of my scales 

 is a dark brown. The under scales are smaller than the upper 

 scales. On the scales is sticky varnish and the varnish helps to 

 make the scales stick together. " ESSIE LANPHEAR, 



FOURTH GRADE, PRACTICE SCHOOL. 



THE HORSE-CHESTNUT BUD. 



" My home is an end of a branch. I lived in a little cradle. When 

 the wind blows I rock back and forth. When spring oomes I push 

 out my head. The sunshine wakes me up. I throw off my blanket. 

 Then my little green leaves begin to come out. I have three sets of 

 scales. When I wake up I push my little head out. At first my 

 head is small. When summer comes it grows bigger. At first the 

 norse-chestnut bud is brownish like. My scales are (covered) with 

 varnish a kind of sticky stuff. My flower is in the middle because 

 that is the safest place. My flower has the most care of all other. 

 My outer scales are the strongest. My scales overlap. The sun 

 wakes me up." CLARENCE MCELVER. 



THIRD GRADE, PRACTICE SCHOOL, 



MY HORSE-CHESTNUT BUD. 



" My twig looks like a sling shot. My bud is out around it. It is 

 all fur. My horse-chestnut bud has a good many scales. The scales 

 are brown. Under the brown scales there are green scales. They 

 cover the little fur cloak. The little fur coat is white. It is very 

 soft and smooth. On the outside of the bud it is very sticky. 



