Article: The Green Thumb Gazette.(differences between seeds and bulbs)

Send your gardening questions to Dr. Kathryn Orvis at "The Green Thumb Gazette," U.S. Kids, Box 567, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46206.

Dear Dr. Orvis:

What is the difference between a plant "bulb" and plant "seeds"?

Dear Readers:

Seeds and bulbs both hold a new, tiny plant, including roots, stem, and leaves. Seeds are dry, so this new plant, or embryo (EMM-bree-oh), is dormant until the seed soaks up enough water to prompt the plant ...

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