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belong to the class of two powers Didynamia. 

 It has a calyx with one of the teeth truncate : 

 corol funnel-shaped arid curved tube, the border 

 five cleft nearly equal. It must be the Ver- 

 bena. 



E. I purposely selected that flower to puzzle 

 you. I did so, because, when a school girl, I 

 was caught in that way myself, and the effect 

 on my mind was invaluable ; though often ex 

 posed, I never failed aftenvards, and I have no 

 doubt it will be equally serviceable to you. 



L. I hope I will examine more carefully be 

 fore I give another opinion ; but I have not yet 

 found its species. It is the Verbena Hastata, I 

 can tell it at the first glance looking among the 

 species. It is erect and high with long narrow 

 leaves, awl pointed at the ends, and roughly 

 sawed on the margin. The lower leaves some- 

 what gash-hastate, spikes linear and panicled, 

 with an appearance of piling. 



E. You can now pursue your journey in a 

 great measure alone. With a far less amount 

 of knowledge to commence, many, by unassisted 

 effort, have become celebrated naturalists. Here 

 is another flower that grows very plentifully in 

 grandmother's garden, and which she says often 



