Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) by Francis W. Parker;Nellie Lathrop Helm
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"The leaves drop off after a while," said Donald. "I often see them
lying on the ground." "Yes," said Uncle Robert. "When the plant is strong enough to take care of itself, their work is done." "Are there any other plants that make leaves out of the seeds, uncle?" asked Donald. "Oh? yes," replied Uncle Robert. "Squashes and pumpkins do, and many others. Some have more perfect leaves than these. Let us look at the morning glories by the porch." [Illustration: Morning glory.] "They come up every year by themselves," said Susie. She ran to her garden, saying, "I'm going to put this pea-baby to bed again. Do you think it will grow, uncle?" "It may, but it is not good for it to be out of bed too long." "I'll put a stick by it," said Susie, "so I can watch it. Good-by, baby," giving the ground a little pat; "go to sleep." Then she ran after Uncle Robert and Donald. "How thick the morning glories are!" said Donald. "Some of them have several leaves on, but here is one with only two." |
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