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Life aitd Love 



IX. 



FLOWERS AND INSECTS. 



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CLOSELY intertwined with tlie life of the insect 

 is that of the flower, and in many respects 

 there is quite a remarkable similarity 

 between the two. 



Justice could not be done to the great 

 ■cycle of Life and Love without tak- 

 ing into consideration the blooming of 

 plants, which is the imago or butterfly 

 state of their existence. 



The plant, like the animal, is depend- 

 ent upon food for its existence ; also, 

 like it, upon air, moisture, warmth, and 

 for its continued existence, upon repro- 

 duction. The plant is the real arbiter 

 of life. It is the link between the in- 

 animate and the animate worlds. Stand- 

 ing upon the very brink of existence, it 

 converts inorganic matter into living 

 material, and on the other hand finds 

 itself vitally connected with animal life. 



It retains the primal and unique 



power of transforming mineral matter 



into living tissue. Place it in 



r^^Q^ water containing in solution the 



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