NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



what would happen, and very soon they were delighted to see little 

 white silky roots growing out from the end of the stem. These 

 roots pushed down into the clear water, and 

 soon the class noticed silky threads growing 

 on the roots. These were the little root hairs 

 which fed the rootlets with water, and these 

 rootlets fed the stem of the tradescantia. 

 They watched it all through October, and 

 counted the new leaves that appeared. In 

 the early morning the sun shone on it, and 

 the pretty green leaves lifted up their heads 

 to ca'tch his rays. The children greatly en- 

 joyed watching it grow, and many of the girls 

 who found the plant growing in places near 

 the school also planted it in water. 



It was very interesting to see how roots 

 formed in water, and how willing they were 

 to do their work, and make the leaves grow. 

 Could you not gather some of these 



CUTTING OF WANDERING 



PLANT pretty sprays and plant them in water? 



CLASS WORK 



Tell the story of how the tradescantia, or inch-plant, grew in water. 

 Find a spray and put it in water. Watch it grow. Notice the rootlets 

 growing. What color is each rootlet ? What is the use of the root hairs 

 to the little rootlets ? 



