LITTLE WANDERERS. 
It is from its leaves that the dandelion gets its name, 
for " dandelion " means " tooth of a lion " ; and if you 
look at a well-grown dandelion leaf you will understand 
why it came to have such a fierce name. 
A well-grown dandelion leaf. 
Dandelions are very fond of growing in lawns. 
They like to be taken care of, and they seem to like 
to have their heads cut off. 
Anyway the lawn mower does not trouble them in 
the least. 
Their leaves grow close to the ground, in the shape 
of a rosette, and when the lawn mower passes over, 
only the large outer leaves are harmed ; the young ones 
towards the center of the rosette remain unhurt and 
have more light and air and space to grow in; so our 
dandelion flourishes in spite of its pruning. 
When a dandelion once gets its roots started it does 
not make so very much difference if it has its flowers 
cut off, for it does not die when winter comes. Only 
its leaves die. Its root continues alive in the earth, 
and in the spring wakes up and puts out new leaves. 
