When they were ripe a m an cam e and gathered them .
He m ade som e m edicine of them .
An d this m edicine helpe d a sick wom an grow stronger .
The vine had been very thankful to the tree for its help .
It m ight have s aid Now I cannot help t h e tree i n any way ; but I can help som ebody . I know how good it i s to b e helped when one i s weak .
”
So it grew and helped the sick
wom an Can you not help som e one who is weaker than you
Who ever heard of
ower - clock
Can flowers tell the tim e of day
It seem s as i f som e flowers can .
When does a m orning - glory bloom ?
Did y o u ever see one open at night ?
Little Four - o’ - clock is true to nam e .
She opens only in the afternoon .
She acts as i f she sent out cards
“ At hom e from four to seven .
”
The yellow primrose Opens her doors just after sunset .
She seem s to say , “ You m ust be m ade glad all day . Morning - glory di d her best .
“ Many little flowers have smiled at you all day .
“ This afternoon Four - o’ - clock let you see her pretty dress .
“ Now here I com e . I will m ake you think again , ‘What a beautiful world this is !’
“ I have a bright yellow dress .
You can see m e even i f it does get
a little dark .
” V ery m any flowers
close up their houses at night .
They act as i f they knew it was tim e
for rest . How can they tell whe n to
bloom and when to close up ?
Are they not very wonderful
C O RN .
Corn is a very beau
tiful and a very useful
plant . Its lo ng , sl en
der leaves shine like
satin in the su n .
I t s fl o w e r s a r e
made of silk a n d gold .
Did you know that
a c o rn - s t a l k h a s
flowers
It has two kinds of flowers .
One kind is at the top of the stalk .
I t i s called the tassel .
It is good only t o m ake the golden
flower - dust .
You know all flowers m ust have
that to m ake the seeds grow .
Now where are the seed s to grow ?
Surely not at the top .
There is n o place in the tassel for
seeds . Look at the silk on the cor n .
Take ofi the little green husk .
E ach l ittl e th re ad of silk l e ads
down to wh ere a grain of cor n m ay
grow .
Som etim es an ear of corn h as bare
spots on it , where no grains grew .
That was becaus e
n o d u s t t o u c h e d
th eir silk threads