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" It is an endogen plant ; that means that it keeps 

 growing up out of the middle like corn and wheat 

 and all kinds of grass. 



11 The stalk is always crooked, and it is not quite 

 round, but it is oval shape. Some of the leaves are 

 nearly a foot long, and they are parallel veined. 



" The flower is very large, and is purple in color. 

 The flower has three sepals, three petals, three 

 stamens, and three pistils." Edith. 



Buttercups. 



' ' The Ranunculus bulbosus is a very beautiful little 

 plant. It grows about ten inches high, and is gen- 

 erally found on dry, rocky hills. 



" The root looks like a turnip, and there are fine 

 fibres growing out of it. 



" There are many fine white hairs growing on the 

 stalk. The flower is bright yellow. It has five 

 sepals, five petals and nearly forty stamens. There 

 are a great many pistils and they are green. The 

 stamens are yellow. The petals are half an inch long, 

 and there are parallel lines running lengthwise on 

 both sides. This plant is one kind of buttercup, or 

 crowfoot. Nina. 



The Hills and Valleys 

 11 Today the air is soft and warm, and there are no 

 clouds in the sky. Yesterday we went into the woods 



