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the world. From the roots of my cousin Odorata, 
so named because she smells so sweet, a kind medi¬ 
cine is made, which will cure cruel pains.” 
Mary thought she should love to take medicine 
made of violets, for it must taste good ; but she 
learned afterwards that the bitterest doses are some¬ 
times made from the roots of the sweetest smelling 
flowers. She was glad God had made them so 
beautiful, because she could think of their beauty 
when she was taking the medicine her mother gave 
her, and forget how bitterly it tasted. 
“ Grandiflora,” the little flower continued, “ is the 
most lovely of all violets ; she dresses in cream- 
colored and purple robes. Tricolor wears three 
bright colors in spring, but before summer is gone, 
they fade to the palest shades. 
“ If you will come again next June, you will see, 
behind that rock which juts into the brook at the 
