SEEDS 



walls a whole being of life and character, the person- 

 ality of the plant, its flower and fruit? 



From the wee 

 seed of the black 

 poplar, less than 

 a grain, springs 

 the giant tree, 

 a hundred feet 

 high and weigh- 

 ing many, many 



SEVEN SEEDS (RiGHl) tOUS. 



COMMON VETCH (V. SATIVA) 



Seeds are end- 



SEVEN SEEDS (LEFT) 

 SWEET-PEA 



less in their variety of shape, colour and 

 beauty, while their 

 wisdom in move- 

 ment, disper- 

 sion and pro- 

 tection, their 

 art in decep- 

 tion, surpass 

 human imagi- 

 nation. 



Many are so small 



VETCH SWEET-PEA 



EACH PLANT GROWN FROM ONE OF THE SEEDS SHOWN ABOVE 



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