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NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



As the summer advances, bees visit the flowers, and scat- 

 ter the pollen, which ripens the seeds. 



By and by the top of the flower stem swells till it is round 



and full, closing in the 

 little seeds which are 

 safely packed away 

 in five little cells, 

 protected by strong 

 walls. 



In the fall the ap- 

 ple is fit to be eaten. 

 The little seeds are 

 now ripe, and ready 

 to fall out and make 

 new apple trees. We 

 eat the juicy apple, 

 which is the swollen 

 top of the flower stalk, 



and throw away the 

 AN APPLE TREE core with the hard 



brown seeds, or pips. This is just what the apple wants us to do. 

 The seeds fall on to the ground, or are scattered by the wind. 

 By and by they sink into the soil, and a new apple tree 

 springs up. 



The best apples are obtained by grafting young buds on 

 stocks. 



