8 The Lilac Twig. 



brown coat outside. Inside this brown coat was 

 a green one. Then there was a third coat, which 

 was white. The brown coat, with its linings of 

 green and white, made the bark of the twig. 



Do you know what was inside these coats? 

 There was the hard wood, and in the center, the 

 soft pith. 



There were many little white spots on the brown 

 coat. Through these tiny openings, the twig gets 

 some air. They are called breathing pores. 



