Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 656
To us and the squirrels the nut is for eating,but from the trees point of view it is to produceanother tree. Try sprouting a little tree froma nut or acorn in moist sand or earth. 1908.] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 1131 THE TURTLE CIRCUS If a turtle be carefully balanced on a spool, aslender… … A TURTLE CAREFULLY BALANCED ON ASLENDER GLASS CUP. movements may be easily studied. The vigorousmanner in which the head is pushed forward,the eagerness with which the animal looks about,the frantic but unavailing strokes of the legs,are not only instructive but ludicrous, and onemay easily compare…
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