Flowers and their friends
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MARGARET WARNER MORLEY
AUTHOR OF “SEED-BABIES,” “A FEW FAMILIAR FLOWERS,” ETC.
GINN & COMPANY
BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON
Copyright, 1897, by
MARGARET WARNER MORLEY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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The Athenæum Press
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Margaret Warner Morley
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Flowers and Their Friends
CONTENTS.
Morning-Glory Stories.
THE FLOWER.
THIS IS THE FLOWER SO BRIGHT AND GAY.
THE CALYX.
BLOSSOM DEAR.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE GARDEN.
THE OVULES
THE LEAVES.
TO THE MORNING-GLORY.
THE CONVOLVULUS FAMILY.
Stories About the Geranium Family
TROPÆOLUM STORIES.
TROPÆOLUM HONEY.
THE TROPÆOLUM.
WHO LIES CURLED UP?
MORE ABOUT THE TROPÆOLUM.
JEWELWEED STORIES.
A DAINTY CAVE.
TOUCH-ME-NOT.
EARDROPS.
LADY’S SLIPPER.
THE HUMMING BIRD.
PELARGONIUM STORIES.
THE PELARGONIUMS.
AN AFRICAN.
PELARGONIUM LEAVES.
THE GERANIUM FAMILY.
Hyacinth Stories
THE HYACINTH.
SIGNS OF SPRING.
THE HYACINTH’S SCEPTRE.
TUNICS.
THE BEE.
STORIES ABOUT ALL SORTS OF THINGS
NECTAR GUIDES.
CELLS.
POLLEN CELLS.
THE POLLEN.
THE ANTHERS.
OVULE CELLS.
CHLOROPHYLL.
ROOT CELLS.
SKIN CELLS.
TUBE CELLS.
STRENGTHENING CELLS.
WE AND THE PLANT PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE THE FLOWERS MADE OF?
WHAT BECOMES OF THE FLOWERS?
NOTHING BUT LEAVES.
SIGNS OF OTHER TIMES.
WHY ARE THE FLOWERS SO LARGE AND BRIGHT?
HOW MOTHER NATURE MAKES NEW FLOWERS.
TONGUES AND TUBES.
GLOSSARY.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
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R.
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T.
U.
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W.