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NATURE STUDY 



The subsequent phenomena vary with the seed used. 

 The following drawings, made by a student of mine in the 

 Xormal School, show Avhat any observant person may see 



Dec, 16 



Dec. 20 



Germination of Pea 



Dec. 27 



in the pea, 

 squash, beau, 

 corn, and pea- 

 nut. 



Observe 

 that in the 

 pea the pri- 

 mary roots 



become speedily much branched, 

 thus anchoring it more securely 

 in the ground, and furnishing 

 it with more mouths to take in 

 food. The stem is hooked at 

 the tip, where are located ten- 

 der, green, leaf-like bodies. 

 This hooking is protective. 

 Darwin graphically describes 

 the arching and subsequent straightening thus : " It may 

 be convenient to summarize, under the form of an illustra- 

 tion, the usual movements of seedlings whilst breaking 



