TIIE 
LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
SPRING. 
MARCH. 
GRASSES ( Gramina ). Utility. 
ff 'W- 
Jheee is there any plant 
more useful than the grass 
of the meadow ? It grows 
without care or culture, all 
over the earth ; sustaining the 
life of all the animals most 
serviceable to man. Bota¬ 
nists tell us that more than three hundred varieties 
of grass exist. Many of them have exceedingly grace¬ 
ful and beautiful blossoms. 
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