A STALK OF 

 MIGNONETTE 



A STALK OF MIGNONETTE 



We have stood long before the white rose 

 bush. Let us go further. A faint, delicate odor 

 lures us to a quiet spot. Here at our feet is a 

 plant. Do you recognize it? Yes, your "Bot- 

 any" tells you it is "Reseda odorata." You can 

 easily recognize it, for it answers exactly to 

 the description. 



It is well to keep your "Botany" at hand. 

 It will help us to know the plants' standing in 

 the scientific world. But the plants have a 

 closer relation to humanity, and the common 

 names tell us that. 



Let us, then, know this little flower as you 

 knew it in your mother's garden. We will 

 know it by its fawn-colored spikes and its 

 sweet perfume. We will think of it now, not 

 as "Reseda Odorata," but as "Sweet Mig- 

 nonette," endeared by memories as sweet as 

 its fragrance. 

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