Mother Nature's Toy-Shop

we like to pretend, hide in their midst; while other grasses, with their jointed

them you must lie down and bring your eyes very near the ground; so stretch yourself out flat, face down, wit

u pick it, and Fig. 48 gives a simple design that you can make by placing the tips of the four grass tops together, allowing the stems of two heads to lie in a strai

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49), has near relatives named forked beard-grass and bushy beard-grass. These are stiff and angular, with bamboo-like stems, just the thing for trees

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w their names, carry them to school and ask your teacher about them. In case she cannot tell you, go to the public library with your grasses and persuade the librarian at the desk to help you find their pictures and names

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