to incorporate in the text and in the pictures just those points that will best serve to identify a 
flower that the reader may find. The introductory pages give the life cycle of a plant from seed to 
seed and many curious facts concerning curious plants. . , . 
Should this volume identify some of the flowers that the reader may discover, and give him a 
clearer idea of the appearance and beauty of the growing things that may be found, the author s 
purpose will have been fully accomplished. rFTF^TFR A RFFD 
Worcester, Mass., 1907. 
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