IO The Lima Bean. 



Then out comes a little root which pushes down 

 into the ground. Do you know why the root 

 comes first? 



Soon a little stalk comes out of the seed. This 

 shoots upward, carrying the seed-leaves with it. 



When they are out of the ground, the seed-leaves 

 turn green. But when they have given the plant 

 the food it needs, they wither and fall off. The 

 seed-leaves have helped the plant to grow much 

 faster and stronger than it could have done with- 

 out them. 



