> smut on corn Smut is a tiny plant called a fungus. Many of these plants sometimes grow on corn and make it rot and die. Some deadly enemies of plants lurk in the green kingdom! They are tiny...
Saving the Plants
Conservation means "saving things that come from nature" --- air, soil, water, animals, and plants. Plants might not seem to need care, but they do. Plants can get sick, just as people can. Insects...
True Tales and Tall Tales
Have you ever read a story in which the hero was a plant? In Scotland, the people tell a story about how thistle plants saved a king. Have you ever heard about a plant people hunt for with pigs? Or...
People who help us enjoy plants
A florist is an artist and gardener combined. Florists grow and sell plants and flowers. They also make the beautiful bouquets you see at weddings, anniversaries, and on other special occasions. >...
People who work with farm plants
If you had a sick pet, you would take it to an animal doctor called a veterinarian. And if you were a farmer with sick plants or poor soil, you would get help from a plant doctor called an...
People who find new ways to use plants
Of course, you know that fruits, vegetables, rubber, string, and several kinds of cloth come from plants. But do you know that the clear, smooth cellophane that people sometimes wrap things in comes...
People who study plants
Do you ever wonder about plants, and how they live and grow? Have you ever taken a flower apart to see what was inside it? If you have wondered about, or done these things, maybe someday you'll be a...
People and Plants
There are many kinds of jobs for people who like to work with plants. Botanists and other scientists study plants. They look for ways to grow better food plants, to make new things from plants, or...
Jewels, color, perfume, and music
We get jewelry, perfumes, colors, and even music from plants. Necklaces and other jewelry are often made of a yellowish rock called amber. And amber came from a plant. Once it was a sticky gum from...
Books, tires, and string
The next time you read a book, ride a bicycle, or fly a kite, thank the plants. Without them, you might not be able to do any of those things. The paper in most books comes from trees. To make...