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before changing to the adult stage; this would carry the life of the 
species over two years ’ failure in the nut-crop. 
Snout-beetles not only do much damage to a valuable article of 
food, but greatly hinder the natural development of forests by causing 
the failure of many nuts to germinate. Much study has been given them 
by some agricultural experiment stations with a view to finding some 
method of preventing the destruction caused by them. 
—N. Grace Graham. 
THE BEAUTIFUL ROSES 
Oh, see the bright roses! 
What pleasures they bring. 
They’re the handsomest flower 
Of all the bright spring. 
Their petals are dainty, 
Their fragrance so sweet; 
Without them the springtime 
Would not be complete. 
What a bounty of blossoms 
The small bushes hold! 
Some laden with rubies, 
Some studded with gold, 
And some, like the lily, 
So pure and so white— 
All dressing the earth 
In a robe of delight. 
Our great God hath made these; 
His own loving hand 
Hath painted each petal 
In loveliness grand. 
Oh, let us be thankful 
For all he hath given. 
Since earth is so lovely, 
Oh, what must be heaven! 
—Mary J. Helphingstine. 
