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NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



Some day, when you have a nice round apple, cut it across, 

 and you will see five divisions, or cells, with two little brown seeds 

 in each. When the seeds are ripe, they will fall and sink into the 

 ground, and produce new apple trees, just like any other seed. 



LONGITUDINAL SECTION 



CROSS SECTION 



You can plant several of these ripe seeds yourself, and see 

 how soon they will burst and send up leaves. 



Apple trees are generally planted in rows in orchards. They 

 are grown for the sake of the fruit, which is sent to the market. 

 Sometimes apple trees are found growing on the roadside. These 

 grow from seeds that have been carried by birds, and usually bear 

 small, wild apples. 



