60 NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



"You don't mean it," said Will; "I must go with you." But 

 Tom was right ; the seed had burst its coat, and the little rootlet 

 was pushing its way into the water. Looking more closely, they 

 found two tiny green leaves pushing upwards. 



"Now that it is started/' said Tom, "I will set it in a pot of 

 soil. It will want more food than it can get in water." 



Tom did so, and Will and he watched it all through the spring 

 and summer months. By autumn, to their delight, they found 

 it had grown into a httle plant, which was pushing out roots 

 and was too big for the pot. 



Then Tom took it out of the pot and planted it in the garden. 

 It is still growing, and Will is beginning to believe that perhaps it 

 may some day be an oak tree. 



LANGUAGE LESSON 



Tell : How Tom found the acorn. 



How he put it in the pickle bottle. 

 How he put it in a pot of soil. 

 How he planted it in the garden. 

 What do you think will become of it ? 



