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was to be seen near it. It spoke and said it was 
the Nudiflora, and that it always stood at some dis¬ 
tance from its leaf-stalk. “ I belong to a large fam¬ 
ily,” it went on to say, “ and as you love to hear of 
curious things, I will tell you of my cousin Hedysa- 
rum Gyrans, who lives in India. You have perhaps 
seen the Mimosa move its leaves at the touch of a 
fly or a sudden change of wind ; but my cousin Gy¬ 
rans moves her leaves all the time without being 
touched by any thing. Sometimes if the sun is 
very hot indeed, or the wind very violent, she stands 
still awhile ; but this is very rare. Sometimes she 
moves only one leaflet at a time, sometimes two, 
and sometimes all the three that grow together. I 
wish such a wonder-loving little girl as you are, 
could see it. It must be a strange sight; I often 
think of it, and wonder how it can be done, for I 
can only move my petals a little when I think the 
