Can you tell me the names of some seeds? You all know the acorn, which is the seed of the oak. I am sure you have also seen peas, beans, Indian corn, wheat, and many other seeds. ACORNS(橡子),
Apples and pears are nothing but seeds covered with a thick coat. The little brown seeds are packed snugly in the core at the centre of the apple, and all round about them there is a thick white covering which is sweet and juicy and good to eat. APPLE CUT ACROSS (横切的苹果),
All seeds that have this sort of covering are called fruit. This is the kind of seed that boys and girls like best. They are all fond of a fine ripe apple or a juicy pear. They would like to pull fruit off the trees in the orchards all day long. INDIAN CORN (玉米),
Let us soak some beans for an hour in hot water, and then see what they look like. Strip off the brown skin, and you will see two thick white pieces inside.,
In this little plant, if you have good eyes, you can see a small bud, which will one day grow up and form the stem of the young plant. You may also see a very little pointed thing, which will grow down and form the root. SEED-LEAVES OF BEAN (大豆的子叶),
Thus we see that a bean-seed is a perfect little plant, having leaves, and a stem, and a root. In the next lesson, we shall learn how the tall, strong plant grows from a single seed.,