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Sometimes it is such a woolly roll as you see in the 
next picture (Fig. 208). This roll soon un- 
curls into a pretty fern (Fig. 2009). 
The beech tree folds its leaves like fans 
(Fig. 210). The preceding picture (Fig. 211) 
shows you how carefully and cleverly the 
hobblebush packs its young 
leaves. 
During their babyhood 
many leaves wear a hairy 
coat as a protection from both 
cold and heat; but when their 
green skin becomes thicker, they 
throw this off. 
Most of these plant packages 
are very interesting and beautiful, 
and well worth your attention. I wish that during 
these weeks of early spring the country 
schools would hold exhibitions of these 
babes in the woods, asking each child 
to bring what he considers a 
good specimen of a plant 
package. 
FIG. 208 FIG. 209 
BiG, 21e 
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