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ETON NATURE-STUDY 



(3) A bean which has just begun to sprout 



(4) Peel the skin from a dry seed 



Describe:- Draw: Leave: 



The young plant as it appears What you A space 

 within see 



(5) Peel a soaked seed, remove a lobe 



Describe : Make : Leave : 



What you see A sketch A' space 



(6) Peel a sprouted bean and label the parts in your previous 



FIGURE 127. A soaked Bean beginning 

 to sprout. 



FIGURE 128. A soaked Bean with 

 the skin and one lobe removed. 



drawings. Sow a sprouting seed in a pot of wet sawdust and write 

 your name on the side of the pot. 



How does the bean differ from the seed of the plum ? 



SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER WORK 



Compare the seed of the bean with that of the pumpkin. 



