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... daisy ; so now we can throw away the dried buttercup , and talk about these nice , fresh , living flowers . The GRANNY . Not so fast , Henry . flowers we get in the winter are so few that it is well to know how to preserve those we find ...
... daisy ; so now we can throw away the dried buttercup , and talk about these nice , fresh , living flowers . The GRANNY . Not so fast , Henry . flowers we get in the winter are so few that it is well to know how to preserve those we find ...
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... daisy is not at all really like either of these other flowers in the way it is made . The little white bits you can pull out are not petals like the snowdrop , but are , each one , a little perfect flower of itself , and can only be ...
... daisy is not at all really like either of these other flowers in the way it is made . The little white bits you can pull out are not petals like the snowdrop , but are , each one , a little perfect flower of itself , and can only be ...
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Phebe Lankester. SOME FEBRUARY FLOWERS . SNOWDROP . MEZEREON . DEAD NETTLE . COMMON YEW . DAISY . CHAPTER II . SPRING COMIN G. RANNY . - Let 36.
Phebe Lankester. SOME FEBRUARY FLOWERS . SNOWDROP . MEZEREON . DEAD NETTLE . COMMON YEW . DAISY . CHAPTER II . SPRING COMIN G. RANNY . - Let 36.
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... daisy , the commonest and prettiest of wild flowers ; and there is a great deal to say about it , for it is not what it seems to be at first sight . Now is an oppor- tunity for using the magnifying glass which lies on the library table ...
... daisy , the commonest and prettiest of wild flowers ; and there is a great deal to say about it , for it is not what it seems to be at first sight . Now is an oppor- tunity for using the magnifying glass which lies on the library table ...
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... daisy , Grandmamma , and the yellow stamens , but there are so many , I cannot count them . GRANNY . - These are not petals and stamens at all , Henry , for , as I told you , the daisy is not the simple flower it looks to be , but is ...
... daisy , Grandmamma , and the yellow stamens , but there are so many , I cannot count them . GRANNY . - These are not petals and stamens at all , Henry , for , as I told you , the daisy is not the simple flower it looks to be , but is ...
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