Mamma agreed that this was a good suggestion; she had another scheme which interested the children.
"How would you like to have a botany class?" she asked. "You can build your booth just in the edge of the woods, and we will go out there every morning and study the plants which you will find handy."
All agreed that this was a fine scheme, and with a little assistance from Patrick, a very substantial booth was erected in the course of a few days; and, wild with delight, the Brownes took possession at once.
"Now for the first lesson," said Mrs. Browne, as she allowed herself to be seated in the one low rocker which the children had brought from the house, especially for her use. She had in her hand a small tin can such as baking-powder comes in, filled with earth, and two or three tiny plants were just showing themselves. First she showed the children some dry, dark-colored seeds. "These are morning-glory seeds," she said. "A few days ago, when we first talked about botany lessons, I put some like them in this can of earth, and here you see what they have already come to. I will pull up one; what do you see?"
A LITTLE PLANTLET.
"A root," replied Ella.
"Yes; and what else?"
"Two leaves," said Tom.
"And a stem!" was Bennie's discovery.