Reading books, adapted to the requirements of the Revised code, ed. by A.R. Grant. Standard 1-6, Volume 3Alexander Ronald Grant 1870 |
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Page 87
... plant two big hyacinth bulbs in one tiny flower - pot , and then wonder that the flower was poor . I did not wonder . The poor roots were stunted in growth , and starved as to food . Why do gardeners so often repot plants ? To give them ...
... plant two big hyacinth bulbs in one tiny flower - pot , and then wonder that the flower was poor . I did not wonder . The poor roots were stunted in growth , and starved as to food . Why do gardeners so often repot plants ? To give them ...
Page 88
... plants as for people . Only give them drink when they are thirsty , which you will know by seeing the ground dry . And as you are more thirsty in hot weather than in cold , you will soon remember that your plants feel the same . Now for ...
... plants as for people . Only give them drink when they are thirsty , which you will know by seeing the ground dry . And as you are more thirsty in hot weather than in cold , you will soon remember that your plants feel the same . Now for ...
Page 89
... plants , whose leaves drop in winter . Thirdly , evergreens , so called because the leaves are not shed until new ones have come , and thus the plants are always , or ever , green . And now remember that a plant likes a clean face . If ...
... plants , whose leaves drop in winter . Thirdly , evergreens , so called because the leaves are not shed until new ones have come , and thus the plants are always , or ever , green . And now remember that a plant likes a clean face . If ...
Page 103
... plants , which require a hothouse in other parts of England , grow like weeds . And the grass is so good , that the cows give capital milk , which makes that good stuff called Devonshire cream ; much of which , however nice it is ...
... plants , which require a hothouse in other parts of England , grow like weeds . And the grass is so good , that the cows give capital milk , which makes that good stuff called Devonshire cream ; much of which , however nice it is ...
Page 105
... plant called heather ; and on the moors are numbers of birds , partridges , pheasants , grouse , and others , which gentlemen go and shoot in the autumn . Scotland is much colder than England , and more rainy . The mountainous part ...
... plant called heather ; and on the moors are numbers of birds , partridges , pheasants , grouse , and others , which gentlemen go and shoot in the autumn . Scotland is much colder than England , and more rainy . The mountainous part ...
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Page 92 - You friendly Earth, how far do you go, With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles, And people upon you for thousands of miles? Ah! you are so great, and I am so small, I...
Page 46 - To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made"?" " Not I," said the the cow, " Moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do. I gave you a wisp of hay, But didn't take your nest away. Not I,
Page 90 - January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again. March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil. April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daisies at our feet May brings flocks of pretty lambs, Skipping by their fleecy dams. June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Fills the children's hands with posies. Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and lovely flowers.
Page 48 - I think I never heard Of anything so mean." "It is very cruel, too," Said little Alice Neal; "I wonder if he knew How sad the bird would feel?
Page 47 - oh, no! I wouldn't treat a poor bird so. I gave wool the nest to line, But the nest was none of mine. Baa ! Baa !" said the sheep ; " oh, no I wouldn't treat a poor bird so.
Page 118 - The children of Holland take pleasure in making, What the children of England take pleasure in breaking;" I believe their bijouterie and nouveautes are chiefly manufactured for the foreign markets.
Page 90 - You conceive that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well...
Page 48 - Don't ask me again, Why, I haven'ta chick Would do such a trick. We all gave her a feather, And she wove them together. I'd scorn to intrude On her and her brood. Cluck! Cluck!" said the hen, "Don't ask me again." "Chirr-a-whirr! Chirr-a-whirr! All the birds make a stir! Let us find out his name, And all cry 'for shame!'" "I would not rob a bird," Said little Mary Green; "I think I never heard Of anything so mean.
Page 103 - Welsh princes, and thus ended the independence of Wales. Since that time the Welsh have been a part of the British nation, and they now weave stockings and dig coal and iron...
Page 46 - Bow-wow! I wouldn't be so mean, anyhow! I gave hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did not take. Not I,