The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-10-22
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"Do you call those stems, when they
don't stand up p was Johnny's reply.
sn Yes, those are stems. !" 7
"They're round, said Johnny. "and
smooth. Catnip is fuzzy little, and
the stems are straight. "lfa5 hs
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"The leaves are bigger than pusley
leaves, and thinner and softer said
Johnny, comparing them.
N 80 We haven't finished With the stalk
yet" [ said. Can you tel, me any
thing more about it ?" s'a$ 'a'A PM ="
"That's all T know, said Johnny. n9'
elbow about the color ?" NV 81 'saaiy
It's green. "aF12 sfi
SIS the pusley4stem green ?r n9nn
Some of it, and some of it's almost
white, and some is almost red !; queer,
isn't it ?" he went on spreading the
plant out as 1T grew in the garden.
The under side of the stems is pale.
and the upper side is red-tanned, /
guess, in the sum- fr-H ne
1T looks like it," I said "what is
the color inside ?"
"Shall / break it?" D5 5a9
Certainly. paQfnc9 hs Il
Johnny bent the pusley-stem with
both hands, and to his great surprise it
snapped short off. r. 07 rs. !.
"Oh!" he cried, show brittle it is !.
I didn't think it would break so sud
den" r a,
r Try the catnip- STEM
&C 1t won't break, =" said Johnny. ~
). "Cut it with my knife" s5Di
Do s" It's tough" said Johnny, "and
woody and hollow. The stalk is square
but the hole is round"
/ took the knife, cut the stem across
at a joint, and said = don't.see any
hole here"
Johnny was puzzled. "see," I said.
splitting the stalk lengthwise, "the
hollow is closed up at the Joints where
the branches begin. .
81 shouldn't have thought of that, Z"
said Johnny. "What lot of things
there is to learn about one STEM
8 We've scarcely made beginning
yet" [ said. "But before we 90 fur
Their let us recall what we have already
found out: 9b h-aa
/" The catnip stalk is square stands
up straight; has strong odor; is
slightly fuzzy is green is rough and
woody will not break easily; is
hollow, except at the joints; and"
That's all [ can think Of" said
Johnny.
g. And the pusley stem is round lies
flat on the ground is smooth; brittle; =
pale green below, and red on top; solid
Are you sure of that ?" i 81 b
Johnny split pusley stem it's whole
length, and said there was no sign of
hole in it, adding meditatively, mo-
ment after '' 1t takes a great deal of
study to find out all about a plant. don't
1T t? if it IS weed" as.r
" A very great deal, said.
" l think | know all about these,
now, said he. i
80, no p said I, "not nearly. You
haven't learned anything about the
roots yet, nor the branches, nor how
they grow, nor about the flowers. nor
the seeds, nor when they come up in
the spring, nor when they die in the
fall, nor what things eat them, nor
what they are good for, nor what their
relations are, nor"
" I'll never be able to learn all that !''
cried Johnny, fairly frightened by the
magnitude of the task he had under
taken. "And there are such a lot of
plants !"
cit would be terrible task, indeed"
[ replied, "if you had to learn it all at
once. But you haven't. Just keep
your eyes open, and take notice of the
different plants you see, and you will
get better and better acquainted with
them every year. The older you grow
the faster you will learn, and the more
you will enjoy it. Ina few years it will
be pleasanter than play to you"
% | hope SO, said johnny, resolutely;
g for I've got to learn them all. III
try anyhow" Christian Union.