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NATURE STUDY 



is it to the tree to be without leaves all winter ? From 

 what trees do the leaves fall first ? last ? On what 

 trees do the withered leaves persist ? What is left to 

 mark the place on the branches where the leaf was ? 

 Where are next year's leaves? ^^^aen were these buds 

 made ? Why are they so small ? Why is their coat 

 shiny ? sticky ? Why has it so many coverings ? 



Bulbs axd Fleshy Roots. 



Facts : 



All plants that survive the winter protect themselves 

 in some way against cold, and also store up sufficient food 

 to start their growth next year. The onion, hyacinth, 

 tulip, die down to the ground, but not until they have 

 formed beneath the ground a short, thickened branch on 



Toiin{ bolb 



Hyacinth bulb. 



which are borne closely crowded leaves full of nourish- 

 ment and covering over a perfect little flower or stalk of 

 flowers. This we call a bulb. 



It only needs a short period of rest in the cold, fol- 



