Gardening Fun

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. Bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized (6)
  2. 7. Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers (6)
  3. 8. Round red or green fruit that grows on trees (plural) (6)
  4. 10. Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb (5)
  5. 11. Any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible (plural) (12)
  6. 13. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (4)
  7. 15. A small hard fruit (plural) (5)
  8. 16. A plant lacking a permanent woody stem (4)

Down

  1. 1. Small juicy fruit that grows in bunches (6)
  2. 2. A wooden hand tool with a pointed end (6)
  3. 3. Colorful blooms that grow on plants (7)
  4. 4. A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure (7)
  5. 6. The flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a ___ (6)
  6. 9. The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (4)
  7. 12. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain (5)
  8. 14. Cutlery used for serving and eating food (4)