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NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



FALLEN SPORES 



These rap- 



tween the gills. If you place a piece of white paper under a 

 ripening mushroom, you will see lines of these little spores, just 



as they fell from the gills. When 

 ripe, the spores fall, x ' 



and form a kind ^. \ \ / , ' ,' 

 of white, thread- . . 1 . ^'& '- - - 

 like growth, called .'' /'\^ * 

 spawn. After /',' ^ , 



much feeding, this 

 spawn produces 

 tiny balls, or "buttons." 



SPORES AND GILLS OF MUSHROOM idly grOW to mushrooms. 



The fronds of the Fern are generally of a delicate green, and 

 are gracefully shaped. There are thousands of varieties of these 

 beautiful, graceful plants. They grow in all parts of the world. 

 We consider them to be amongst our most beautiful home decora- 

 tions. The French bracken, which grows in the British Isles, is 

 celebrated for its beauty. It bears its seeds in spikes. The leaves 

 have a reddish hue. In Ireland it is called "The Flower Prince of 

 Ferns." 



Sir Walter Scott, the great writer, found some among the Lakes 

 of Killarney, covering one of the islands, and he exclaimed, "This 

 is worth traveling miles to see." 



Mosses show various shades of green. Some are white or gray- 

 green, others are dark red or brownish green. Though they do 

 not bear flowers, they are a pleasing addition to the landscape, 



