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no obstruction to the flow of water and enable the 

 plant to collect needful food from the water. It 

 can vary the form of its leaves according to its 

 requirements, since in runnini;^ streams it may 

 often be found with the hair-like leaves only. 



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On the other hand, if its seeds are sown in moist 

 earth, the seedlings will f^'row and develop those 

 flat leaves onl\- which are characteristic of land 

 plants. This water buttercup, therefore, gi\-es us a 



