NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 11 



In the spring it had many new leaves, and one day in May 

 Tom discovered a flower bud. Yes, it was a red one! We 

 watered it more frequently now, for we know a 

 plant requires much water when it blossoms. Our 

 care was rewarded, for a few days later the buds 

 opened, and we had a spray of lovely red geraniums 

 with six flowers on it, just like Aunt Susan's. Other 

 buds came and more red flowers grew. They bloomed 

 all summer, and in the fall we did as Aunt Susan had done. 

 'We slipped off six healthy shoots and gave them to our friends. 



What do you think they did with those shoots ? What would 

 you have done, if you had received them ? 



LANGUAGE LESSON AND APPLICATION 



Cut a geranium slip and plant it. 



Tell the story of its planting and growth. 



Which slips are chosen ? 



When is the plant slipped ? Why ? 



Why is it at first put in a shady place ? 



Why do geraniums turn toward the light ? 



What would happen if the geranium received no sunlight ? 



The Use of Flowers 



God might have bade the earth bring forth 

 Enough for great and small, 

 The oak tree, and the cedar tree, 

 Without a flower at all. 



