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plants. It contains nearly a hundred genera and 

 more than a thousand species. It includes all kinds 

 of roses both wild and cultivated, — all pear, cherry, 

 and apple trees, — all raspberries, blackberries, and 

 strawberries, — all peaches, plums, and apricots. 



" The Spiraea tomentosa, orhardhack, is the species 

 we have for study. This little shrub grows about 

 two or three feet high. The stem is quarter of an 

 inch thick near the ground and only half as large in 

 the upper part. The branches and leaves are alter- 

 nate. The leaf is ovate and has a serrate margin 

 and a sharp apex. It is dark green on the upper side 

 and very woolly on the under side. The flowers 

 grow in a large cluster at the top. The cluster of 

 flowers is an inch thick, but it tapers very symmet- 

 rically all the way up and comes to a sharp point. 

 This plant is sometimes called steeple bush, because 

 the cluster of flowers resembles a church steeple, and 

 I think its form is a perfect model for a church tower. ' ' 



Edith. 



The Conus Marmoreus. 

 " The Conus marmoreous is a very beautiful shell. 

 It is found most abundantly near the Equator, on the 

 shores of Borneo, Sumatra, Celebes, Gilola, Singa- 

 pore, and Amboyna. It is found as far north as the 

 Mediterranean and Marmora seas, and as far south as 



