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Dear Children
It would be very stupid indeed to try to read a book written in Arabic or Hebrew; we should soon tire and put it down.
The Flower
THE morning-glory and the bracted bindweed might be taken for sisters, they look so much alike. There is no doubt but that they are closely…
Signs of Other Times
In the beginning flowers seem to have had their petals all separate from each other. Some do still, and these we call polypetalous, because…
Morning-Glory Stories
9 pages
The Calyx
It has five sepals - five green sepals.
Blossom Dear
BLOSSOM dear, what is the power Draws the shining wings to thee?
What Happened in the Garden
THE morning-glory lay rolled up in the bud down under the leaves. One day it bloomed.
The Ovules
WHEN the ovules get ready to grow, the flower prepares to bloom.
The Leaves
THE leaves of the morning-glory consider each other. They stand close together, but, as you see, they do not crowd.
To the Morning-Glory
WHAT do you do with your pollen so white?
The Convolvulus Family
THIS is a large and, on the whole, aristocratic family.
Glencoe, Minn
directions. Its leaves, as you can see, are more or less like morning-glory and bindweed leaves. Its flowers are also like morning-glories…
Tropæolum Honey
IF you had a horn as red as a rose, And full to the brim with honey, If a bee came along and begged you for some, Now tell, would you give…
The Tropæolum
LIKE the morning-glory flower, the tropæolum, or nasturtium, as we usually call it, has several important organs. It has a pistil and…
Tropæolum Stories
6 pages
Glencoe Kinn
reach the nectar. The humming bird must touch the anthers when he thrusts in his bill.
Wers and Their Friends
and a roof to protect it, more or less would doubtless beat in during a hard shower. Does the tropæolum bloom, then, in the rainy season in…
More About the Tropæolum
THE tropæolum, which people call nasturtium, has shields to defend itself.
Flowers and Their Friends
2 pages
A Dainty Cave
TOUCH-ME-NOT has a dainty cave Spotted with red and poised in the air.
Jewelweed Stories
2 pages
Lady's Slipper
In the garden grows a relative of our jewelweed.
The Humming Bird
FLASHING in the sunshine, Dashing through the air, Sparkling like a jewel, See him everywhere!
The Pelargoniums
** A PELARGONIUM is a "stork's bill." "Pelargonium" comes from a Greek word meaning "stork," and the plant is so named because of the long…
Pelargonium Stories
4 pages
An African
THERE's a native of Cape Town Always wears a scarlet crown.
Pelargonium Leaves
SOME of the pelargoniums decorate their leaves with horseshoes. All are in the habit of folding their leaves fan-like in the bud. When they…
The Geranium Family
THE Geranium People are rather unsettled as to their relatives-or, rather, we are somewhat confused on the subject. Probably the geraniums…
The Hyacinth
OUT in the garden there's something so dear!
Signs of Spring
Out of doors are signs of spring. The buds on the trees look full, and some are beginning to burst. But there is very little life as yet.
Hyacinth Stories
not think, however, the bulbs are called "tunicated" because they came from the lands where tunics are worn. I think it is merely a name…
The Hyacinth's Sceptre
KINGS bear a sceptre, and so do I.
The Bee
I sail through the air as it pleases me.
Nectar Guides
2 pages
Pollen Cells
In the dark little dungeon cells of the anthers, the pollen grains lie. Hundreds, and sometimes thousands of them, are packed in there as…
The Pollen
It helps the ovule change to a seed.
The Anthers
ANTHERS, anthers, full of pollen, Cunning cupboards of the bee, Stamen flour amply hiding, What have you for me, for me?
Ovule Cells
2 pages
Root Cells
ROOTS do their work underground as a rule.
Skin Cells
5 pages
Tube Cells
THE top of a tree is a long way from the roots. Yet the leaves must have food from the roots, and the roots must have food from the leaves.
Strengthening Cells
0000 PLANTS need something more than cells of working protoplasm and something more than tubes, just as we need more than flesh and blood…
We and the Plant People
4 pages
Nothing but Leaves
4 pages
Stories About All Sorts of Things. 217
The morning-glory, you see, is as wise as it is beautiful.
How Mother Nature Makes New Flowers
4 pages
Tongues and Tubes
A FLOWER tube is a most convenient and safe place to keep stamens and nectar. If it is protected by scales or hairs or a sticky juice, as…
Evening Primrose
South America. But in our country the bees answer very well. The bumblebee is fond of Tropæolum honey and fertilizes the flower, while an…
Glossar Y
12 pages