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time had become dry again, and often the seeds would 
drop off, as the bird moved about. In this way they 
would get planted in new places. No doubt the sticky 
covering to the wet seed also helps to anchor it to the 
ground and keep it from blowing away when once it 
has settled down on the earth. 
The flax plant that we find so useful is not wild. It 
is carefully cultivated in many parts of the world and 
has been cultivated for so long a time, and in so many 
places, that nobody knows where it first came from. 
It is a pretty plant, that bears bright blue flowers. 
Why do you not buy a penny's worth of flaxseeds 
at the drug store and plant them in your garden and 
become acquainted with this very interesting and beau- 
tiful little plant ? 
