CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | OUR LOVE FOR FLOWERS | [1013] |
| II. | MORE ABOUT OUR LOVE FOR FLOWERS | [1019] |
| III. | HOW FLOWERS ARE MADE | [1022] |
| IV. | THE COLORS OF FLOWERS | [1025] |
| V. | THE PERFUME OF FLOWERS | [1028] |
| VI. | THE SHAPES OF FLOWERS | [1031] |
| VII. | HABITS OF FLOWERS | [1037] |
| VIII. | MORE ABOUT THE HABITS OF FLOWERS | [1040] |
| IX. | WHAT LIVE ON FLOWERS | [1043] |
| X. | MORE ABOUT WHAT LIVE ON FLOWERS | [1046] |
| XI. | WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT FLOWERS | [1049] |
| XII. | FRUITS | [1052] |
| XIII. | MORE ABOUT FRUITS | [1055] |
| XIV. | WHAT SEEDS ARE FOR | [1058] |
| XV. | LIFE IN THE SEED | [1062] |
| XVI. | HOW SEEDS ARE SCATTERED | [1064] |
| XVII. | LEAVES | [1067] |
| XVIII. | MORE ABOUT LEAVES | [1071] |
| XIX. | THE SAP IN LEAVES | [1076] |
| XX. | THE USES OF LEAVES | [1080] |
| XXI. | LEAVES IN THE AUTUMN | [1083] |
| XXII. | LEAF-BUDS | [1086] |
| XXIII. | THE COVERINGS OF THE BUDS | [1090] |
| XXIV. | WHAT ROOTS ARE FOR | [1092] |
| XXV. | MORE ABOUT ROOTS | [1095] |
| XXVI. | STALKS AND TRUNKS | [1100] |
| XXVII. | THE BARK OF TREES AND SHRUBS | [1103] |
| XXVIII. | THE WOOD IN TREES AND SHRUBS | [1105] |
| XXIX. | WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP | [1107] |
| XXX. | MORE ABOUT WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP | [1110] |
| XXXI. | CIRCULATION OF THE SAP | [1113] |
| XXXII. | THE SLEEP AND THE DEATH OF PLANTS | [1116] |
| XXXIII. | CONCLUSION | [1118] |
CHAPTER I.
OUR LOVE FOR FLOWERS.
Flowers in the garden.
Every body likes flowers. We like them wherever we see them. How pleasant they are to our eyes as we see them in the garden! How their various colors please us as we look along the borders! Some are red, some are white, some are blue, and some are yellow. All these different colors, mingled with the fresh green leaves, make a feast for our eyes.
And then we love to look at each flower by itself. Some flowers we like better than we do others. A pretty little flower that smells sweet, we like better than we do a large one that has no perfume. The peony is very beautiful, but we do not love it as we do the little pink with its delightful fragrance.
The garden of Eden.
It was a garden in which Adam and Eve were placed. While they were innocent and pure God surrounded them with beautiful things, because he loved them so much. Before they sinned they lived among the flowers and trees of the garden of Eden. It was more beautiful than any garden that has been seen since that time. It was so beautiful that God would not let Adam and Eve stay in it after they had sinned.