Chapter XXVI

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

have

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

plural of “catkin” — a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

divisible by two

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

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From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

as a matter of instinct

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

serving to open or begin

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

not any; not one

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

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From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

marked by ostentation but often tasteless

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

the season of growth

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

in or at that place or location

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

precisely as stated

From this reading All the same, there are very many other plants, some of them quite easy to see, and others very small and inclined to hide, which do not have flowers at all, and which are so different from the flowering plants that even before you have studied them, you instinctively separate them.

in or at the place that

From this reading Generally flowers (such as roses and daisies) are easy to see, but in some plants they are less showy, as in the oak, for example, where the little green tails or catkins which come out early in the spring are the flowers.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Even among the few which do not show any of these things, many will probably be plants which you know to be the same as others of their kind which you have seen flowering.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading On the whole, however, if you look carefully, you will have no difficulty in seeing proof that ~nearly all of the conspicuous plants of our gardens and woods bear flowers~.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE FIVE GREAT CLASSES OF PLANTS INTRODUCTORY If you go out into the garden, or fields and woods in summer, and look around you at the plants, you will find that nearly all of them are flowering, or have flower-buds, or have the proof of having had flowers in the shape of fruits and seeds.