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berries. We bring in long sprays of nasturtiums full of buds just 

 before the frost comes, and for a month have fresh blossoms and 

 new leaves in the Japanese basket from which they climb over the 

 mantelpiece. 



A friend said to me in all seriousness the other dav: <% Mv little 



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girl has been asked to bring to school as many different leaves as 

 she can. The heavy frost has killed all the flowers. Of course I 

 know the maple and oak leaves, but aiv tlu-iv any others now? 

 She is a newcomer in our forest life, but she will learn, because she 

 really is eager to know. When I showed her from the window the 

 wychhazel, the Japanese quince, the wild cherry, the privet, the 



