Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1913 — To See an Acern Grew. [ARTICLE]

To See an Acern Grew.

Out a circular piece of cardboard to fit the top of a hyacinth glass so as to rest on the ledge and exclude ths air. Then make a hole through the center of the card and run through it a strong thread, having a small piece es weod tied to one end, which, resttag on the card above the hole, will prevent tho thread from being drawn through. —- To the other end of the thread attach a good, sound acorn, and, having half filled the glass with water, suspend the acorn in the glass at a short distance above tho surface of the water. Keep the glass in a warm room, and in a few days you win see that the steam thai has generated in tho glass will hang from the acorn tn a large drop of water. Soon tho acorfi will burst and the root will protrude and thrust itself into the water. In a few days more a stem will shoot out at ths other end, and, rising upward, will press against the card, in which a holo must new be cut to let it pass through. From this stem small leaves will soon sprout and in a few weeks you will have a sturdy little oak tree.