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termed Social Flowers. The veronica, in many meadows, 

 especially those in which the grass is kept short by grazing, 

 now exhibits round patches of several yards in diameter, 

 which are beautifully blue. The little mouse ear (Myosotis) 

 makes similar patches, but in much less conspicuous tints. 

 These plants appear to have the power not only of spreading 

 themselves, but of excluding intruders, and their territories 

 sometimes show no other form of vegetation. The common 

 daisy is also a social flower, but much less able to keep others 

 at a distance. So also the wild strawberry. 



QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS. 

 {Continued fvom p. 31, which see.) 



(14) Give the meanings of the following prefixes : (1) sub, 

 (2) pseudo, (3) ob, (4) hypo, (5) hyper, (6) para, (7) ab, 

 (8) aero, (9) con, (10) amphi, (11) ana, (12) pro. 



(15) The late Mr. Holyoake tells us that as the result of 

 a street accident in which he was much bruised he remembers 

 " squalling for a fortnight on being taken out of bed." In 

 another place we read respecting an accident that "a huge 

 dog had loitered behind, and suddenly discovered his master 

 had driven ahead, and he, like a Leming rat, made straight 

 for his master, quite regardless of our being in his way." 

 Explain the reference to the Leming rat, and rewrite both 

 quotations so as to make them express what you think that 

 the author intended that they should. 



(16) What is meant by " a rootless tooth " ? 



(17) When the number of digits differs on the front and 

 hinder feet of a quadruped, which has usually the most ? 



(18) Amongst the principal divisions of the mammalian 

 kingdom are Rodentia, Carnivora, Insectivora, Cheiroptera, 

 Primates and Ungulata. Name an English representative 

 of each. 



(19) Why are Bees named Anthophila ? 



(20) Was Captain Cook killed at Owhyhee or in Hawaii ? 



(21) What do the figures 2123 mean when applied to the 

 teeth, and how many teeth would the animal possess to which 

 that formula would be suitable ? 



