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THE GARDEN OF EARTH 



II ROSES AND THEIR RELATIVES 



" Loveliest of lovely things are they 

 On earth that soonest pass away. 

 The Rose that lives its little hour 

 Is prized beyond the sculptured flower." J 



We have noticed earlier the make of a Wild Rose. 

 It was white, with pink tips; and it had five green 

 sepals, partly joined into one, and five tinted petals; 

 and many delicate gold-tipped stamens. 



Alternate 



Ei_n 



Opposite 



LILAC 



Round the stem 



VOOORUFF 



We might have seen that the leaves of the plant 

 grow alternately ; not in pairs, just opposite, but first 

 one on one side, then another higher up on the other 

 side. Also we might have noted the tiny leaflets, called 

 Stipules, growing at the bottom of each leaf-stalk. 



Now we will look at a very near relative of the Rose ; 

 a first-cousin. This is the Strawberry Plant. If we 

 examine the flower, we shall find not indeed only five, 

 1 W. C. Bryant. 



