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... young leaves begin to push their way into the light , and to form a stem . Some roots die away entirely in the winter , and then we have to put new plants into the ground , or seeds , and let them grow up into fresh plants , sending ...
... young leaves begin to push their way into the light , and to form a stem . Some roots die away entirely in the winter , and then we have to put new plants into the ground , or seeds , and let them grow up into fresh plants , sending ...
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... young seeds , which we can often find lying there packed together , if we pick it open carefully . The part in which these little seeds lie is called the germen or ovary , and the thread or stem which joins the stigma to the germen is ...
... young seeds , which we can often find lying there packed together , if we pick it open carefully . The part in which these little seeds lie is called the germen or ovary , and the thread or stem which joins the stigma to the germen is ...
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... cut the gorse when very young , and bruise it in a mill so as to break all the thorns . So , you see , the golden furze is useful as well as beautiful . HENRY . Now I have another flower ready - to talk about , —one which I think we can.
... cut the gorse when very young , and bruise it in a mill so as to break all the thorns . So , you see , the golden furze is useful as well as beautiful . HENRY . Now I have another flower ready - to talk about , —one which I think we can.
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... young ; and it gave me so much pleasure that I always tried to encourage your papa and aunties when they were children to do the same , and whenever we went into the country they used to take all their preparations for collecting with ...
... young ; and it gave me so much pleasure that I always tried to encourage your papa and aunties when they were children to do the same , and whenever we went into the country they used to take all their preparations for collecting with ...
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... young shoots just sprouting ; and better still , two fine fat horse - chestnut buds . We will put one of these into water , and see it grow and expand from day to day , just as it would have done on its native tree , and we shall learn ...
... young shoots just sprouting ; and better still , two fine fat horse - chestnut buds . We will put one of these into water , and see it grow and expand from day to day , just as it would have done on its native tree , and we shall learn ...
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