Part 3

II Sometimes I think plants can see and hear

III There are plants which do not bloom

IV The princess by the sea

SEPTEMBER, 241

I A flower really has clothes

II A flower has many servants

III A flower may really reason

IV Some flowers live off other flowers and plants

V The prince and the thread of gold

OCTOBER, 267

I Seeds are made to be planted

II There are bitter nuts and sweet ones

III There are many things called fruits

NOVEMBER, 291

I There are annuals, biennials, and perennials

II Plants know how to spread

III All thanks for the plants

DECEMBER, 313

I New gardens in the windows

II To the garden of sleep

III In the gardens of Christmas

IV Some verses, and then good-by

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Frontispiece

Davy's window--Prue's window 19

The beans at the end of two weeks 23

The morning-glories two weeks old 27