LIFE HISTORIES OF FAMILIAR PLANTS 



cold and frosts, as it produces its heads of flowers 

 only during the warm months of the year. The 

 field daisy, however, often flowers as early as 

 January, and so needs warmth and protection. 

 This, therefore, is probably the reason why these 

 two very similar flowers act so differently when 

 storms and night approach. 



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