and leaves in the same bud. So has the grape-vine.

"The flower buds of most plants are not in the leaf buds. The flower buds grow in the axils of the leaves.

"As the buds opened we counted the leaves. We noticed that the stem grew longer as the leaves grew larger.

"Miss Gray said, 'During the summer these stems may grow to be branches four or five feet long. All the leaves which they will bear are packed away in these tiny buds.' Who would think so much could be found in one bud?

"The flower buds of some trees open before the leaf buds. Have you ever noticed the pretty maple blossoms during the months of March and April?

"The flower buds of the peach tree open before the leaf buds open. The bare branches covered with pink and white flowers make the tree look very pretty."

"I hope, dear Susie," said Aunt Jennie, "that every little boy and girl who goes

to school will watch the buds open in the spring-time of the year.

This is the best way to find out their secrets.'

When do buds begin to form?

When do they open?

Where on the stem do you look for buds? Compare a side (axillary) bud and an end (terminal) bud.

How many kinds of buds do you know?

How can one tell a flower bud from a leaf bud? What have you learned about the lilac bud? the horse-chestnut? the grape? the peach and the maple?

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7. THE PARTS OF A FLOWER.

"I am the Sweet-brier, and I grow By the way-side hedge where the chil

dren go.

I keep quite still, till some gentle child

Then I send my breath of fragrance out, And smile as I hear the joyous shout,

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The roses have come! the roses are

here!

I will carry this home to my mother dear.'"

"Good morning, little flower. What is your name and where

is your home?"

"My name is Sweetbrier and my home is by the way-side hedge."

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"I make the air fragrant for you. furnish the bees with sweet juices with which to make honey."

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Let me look at you, dear Sweet-brier. You have two beautiful cups, one of which is green."

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My outer cup is named calyx, which
Do you like its name?

means cup.

"The inner cup is my crown. Its name is corolla. Corolla means crown. Is it not a beautiful pink?"

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Oh, now I see, see, dear Sweet-brier. The calyx

with its five long points is a beautiful Your crown of pink petals

collar for you.

makes you so pretty that we like to have you deck the way-side hedge and the meadows. We will come to see you often."

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There is beauty in the forest

When the trees are green and fair;

There is beauty in the meadow,

Where wild-flowers scent the air."

8. THE COROLLA AND THE CALYX.

What a beautiful funnel-shaped corolla the morning-glory has!

Its five petals are united. The ribs or veins which extend from the base of the corolla to its margin make it strong. Its five sepals are united too.

The corolla of the morning-glory is purple, pink or white, whereas the calyx is always green.

The corolla of the phlox has five united

petals, which form a long, slender tube, having a flat, spreading border.

Has it not a beautiful five-toothed calyx?

The flowers of the phlox

grow in clusters.

The flower of the honeysuckle has a