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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...his family to live in the forest. After a long journey they came to a pleasant spot, where Boone built a rough log cabin which became their home. Here they lived alone, far away from other white people. Boone cut down the trees near his home and made a garden for his family. They planted corn and other things which they needed. Sometimes Boone traded with the Indians. Many of Boone's friends came to live in the woods near him. The men were brave hunters like Boone himself. Little by little towns were built. Later these grew into cities. At last these towns and cities, started by Daniel Boone and his friends, grew into the state of Kentucky. In the same way other states have grown and have been added to the Union. villages family pleasant Union rough journey Plants are spread in one of two ways, either by seeds or by buds. Some plants, like lilies, tulips, and snowdrops, have thick bulbs underground. The buds that are to make new plants grow on these bulbs. Each year several new bulbs grow out of the old one. Some plants bear their buds on runners. The strawberry plant is a good example. After a strawberry plant has blossomed it sends out long runners. These runners bear buds with tiny unfolding leaves. At first these buds are joined to the mother plant; the runners of course form the connecting links. Later these break off, and each little cluster of leaves forms a new strawberry plant, which, in its turn, sends out new runners. Most plants, however, grow from seeds. We shall see now how plants scatter their seeds. The plant mothers are very wise. They know that plants must not be crowded, as they need plenty of room to grow in. So these mothers make sure that all of their seeds do not fall in one place. There are many different ways in which seeds are scat...
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