MARCH 



On the farm. With the coming of the spring months 

 we begin to get interested in seeds and growing plants. 

 This month on the farm we shall select our seed corn 

 more carefully, make germination tests, spray our 

 fruit trees against scale, prune the grape-vines, bushes, 

 and fruit trees, sow clover seed in the wheat, sow oats, 

 and begin planning for the corn crop. It is to be a busy 

 month. 



LESSON LVI 



STRUCTURE OF SEEDS 



Possibilities in seeds. Seeds are such common ob- 

 jects to farm boys and girls, that I fear sometimes we 

 do not appreciate what wonderful things they are. I 

 say wonderful, because no one understands all about 

 them, because from them come nearly all our plants, 

 and upon them we depend for most of our food. Within 

 the little seed is wrapped up all the possibilities of size, 

 color, flavor, shape in fact, all the qualities of the 

 grown up plant it is to become. 



Value of seeds. Seeds are a great deal like your- 

 selves. They are little plants, dressed up, carrying din- 

 ner baskets, and sent forth by their parents into the 

 world to grow up as nature intended them, into perfect 

 plants. Ought we not to be interested in them since they 

 do so much for us ? What can we do for the seeds ? We 



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