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shrubs and trees 

 may live many 

 years, producing 

 new branches 

 and buds. They 

 are called peren- 

 nials. Some 

 trees live hun- 

 dreds and hun- 

 dreds of years. 

 They are strong- 

 er and more 

 hardy than any 

 other of their 

 fellows in the 

 world of Nature. 

 There are trees 

 still growing in 



our western forests that were growing there when Columbus 

 discovered America. Think of it ! What a story they could tell ! 



LANGUAGE LESSON 



Make a list of herbs that you have seen growing. 

 Make a list of shrubs that you have seen growing. 

 Make a list of trees that you have seen in parks, or on the city 

 streets. 



Why are trees called perennials ? 



A TREE 



