2O FL O WE R- LAND. 



The use of the stems is to bear the leaves and 

 flowers. Through the stems, also, the liquid food 

 which is taken up by the roots is carried to all parts 

 of the plant, to nourish it and make it grow. 



Let us take a plant stem a buttercup will do. 



Now, if we cut it across and squeeze it, we shall 

 see this liquid food or juice. It is called sap. 



I shall tell you a little more about how a plant lives 

 and grows when I tell you about the leaves in the 

 next chapter. 



