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lay the leaf on moist earth, they will send their roots 
into the ground, break away from the fading leaf, and 
form a whole colony of new plants. 
Now, those dark spots along the leaf’s edge were tiny 
buds; and the thick leaf was so full of rich food, that 
when it was broken off from the parent plant, and all 
of this food was forced into the buds, these were strong 
enough to send out roots and leaves, and to set up in 
life for themselves. 
It will not be difficult for your teacher to secure some 
of these leaves of the Bryophyllum, and to show you 
in the schoolroom this strange performance. 
All children enjoy wonderful tricks, and I know of 
nothing much prettier or more astonishing than this 
trick of the Lryophyllum. 
