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the root has a taste like ginger. There's a lot of 

 it about here, and every year it plans for more to 

 come. That little hiding flower forms a capsule 

 filled with many round seeds. Then when it 

 bursts, it does so very quickly and the seeds fly out 

 in all directions. You see, it doesn't run the risk 

 of being picked that other flowers do by standing 

 up and letting every one see that they are pretty." 

 Philip had talked so much about Wild Ginger 

 that he said he felt hungry. We went back to 

 the house, and it was just the time that Grand- 

 mother was taking her afternoon tea. The cook 

 brought her in some cake besides and we had jam 

 on our bread-and-butter. 



