94 FIRST BOOK. 
the more we shall admire the wonderful plan on 
which they grow, and the more beautiful they 
will seem to us. 
5. Now in this orange flower I dare say you 
think the pretty, waxy- white leaves are the best 
Orange Blossom. 
part. But, to the plant, that part, lovely as it is, 
is not the most important. It lives to protect 
the middle of the flower, which is the chief part, 
for from it the fruit will grow. j 
6. ''Most flowers have two sets of covering 
leaves, which I will now show you. 
