 If an acorn be suspended by a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a hyacinth glass, and so permitted to remain without being disturbed, it will, in a few months, burst, and throw a root down into the water, and...  Woodworth's Youth's Cabinet - Página 2481852Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1834 - 508 páginas
...describe, as this is the time at which it may be performed. If an acorn be suspended by a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a hyacinth glass, and so permitted to remain undisturbed, it will in a short time burst, a root will descend into the water, and a straight tapering... | |
 | 1841 - 306 páginas
...oath was heard above — Distance — Time — e'en Death may severYet I'm thine, and thine forever. inch of the surface of some water contained in a hyacinth...permitted to remain without being disturbed, it will burst and throw a root into the water,and shoot upwards its straight and tapering stem, with beautiful... | |
 | 1865 - 838 páginas
...we clip from a newspaper : — If an acorn be suspended by a piece of thread to within half an inch of some water, contained in a hyacinth glass, and...disturbed, it will in a few months burst and throw a root into the water, and shoot upward its tapering stem, with beautifu^little green leaves. A young oak... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 430 páginas
...a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of Borne water contained in a hyacinth-glass, and so permitted to remain without being disturbed, it will, in a few month*, burst and throw a root into the water, and shoot upwards its straight and tapering stem, with... | |
 | 1854 - 400 páginas
...perhaps no European coast can compare." MINIATURE OAKS. IP an acorn be suspended by a piece of cord within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a glass, and permitted so to remain without disturbance for a few months, it will burst, send a root... | |
 | Mrs. Warren (Eliza), Mrs. Pullan (Matilda Marian) - 1855 - 492 páginas
...WORK-TABLE FRIEND. loaded with a bullet. KAF. THE A CORN. — If an acorn be suspended by a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of some water contained...green leaves. A young oak tree growing in this way on the mantel-shelf of a room is a very elegant and interesting object. A PLAIN KNITTED STOCKING. Evans's... | |
 | Charles Henry Bennett - 1861 - 142 páginas
...by a piece of thread, within half-aninch of the surface of some water contained in a hyacinth-glass, and so permitted to remain without being disturbed,...green leaves. A young oak tree growing in this way on the mantel-shelf of a room, is a very elegant and interesting object. We have seen, several oak-trees,... | |
 | 1870 - 936 páginas
...prettj mantle ornament may be obtained by suspending an acorn, by a piece of thread tied around it, within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a vase, tumbler, or saucer, and allowing it to remain undisturbed for several weeks. It will soon burst... | |
 | 1873 - 548 páginas
...acorn suspended by a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of water in a hyacinth glass, will, in a few months, burst and throw a root down...green leaves. A young oak tree, growing in this way on the inantle-shelf of a room, is a very elegant and interesting object. DE LA SALLE MONTHLY. VOL.... | |
 | Charles Henry Fowler, William Harrison De Puy - 1880 - 364 páginas
...pretty mantel ornament may be obtained by suspending an acorn, by a piece of thread tied around it, within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a vase, tumbler, or saucer, and allowing it to remain undisturbed for several weeks. It will soon burst... | |
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