PLANTS. 
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11. From the plants we get much of what we 
need for food and drink, clothing and shelter. 
Fern showing two bursting and 
fronds with spore-cases setting free 
on their surface. its spores. 
Ferns and ' ' Spores ". 
From them we also get wood for our ships, boats, 
and carts; fuel for our fires; pretty colours for 
our dyes; and drugs, which are good to take 
when we are ill. 
