Buds in Winter 125 A Happy Surprise 127 Some Astonishing Buds 129 PART V.—LEAVES How to look at a Leaf 135 The most Wonderful Thing in the World 138 How a Plant is built 142 How a Plant’s Food is cooked 143 A Steep Climb 147 How a Plant perspires 148 How a Plant stores its Food 149 Leaf Green and Sunbeam 151 Plant or Animal? 154 How we are helped by Leaf Green and Sunbeam 156 How a Plant breathes 158 The Diligent Tree 160 Leaves and Roots 162 Leaf Veins 165 Leaf Shapes 167 Hairy Leaves 170 Woolly and “Dusty” Leaves 172 Prickles and Poison 174 Some Cruel Traps 176 More Cruel Traps 181 The Fall of the Leaf 184 PART VI.—FLOWERS The Building Plan of the Cherry Blossom 187 Lilies 191 About Stamens 193 Flower Dust, or Pollen 196 About Pistils 197 The First Arrival 202 Pussy Willows 205 Alders and Birches 207 The Great Trees 209 The Unseen Visitor 211 Plant Packages 214 Underground Storehouses 216 Different Building Plans 217 A Celebrated Family 222 Clever Customs 225