that ragweed was the favorite plant of the fairies. But it seems strange that the fairies would like a plant that makes many people feel sick. In most flowers there are tiny grains called pollen....
Elves’ umbrellas and toads’ stools
Fungi are strange little plants. They have no roots, stems, or leaves. They look like umbrellas, or balls, or sponges, or horns, or even birds' nests! They are white, or yellow, or orange, or purple,...
An Indian medicine plant
When you're sick, your mother or father calls a doctor. Long ago, when Indian children became sick, their mothers or fathers called a medicine man. The medicine man didn't have pills or shots, but...
Indian potatoes
When the Pilgrims came to America they didn't have much food. But friendly Indians showed them how to grow corn, beans, and squash. And the Indians showed the Pilgrims where to find wild plants to...
A plant that bandages itself
> milkweed There are lots of things to know about the plant called milkweed. Milkweed gets its name from the white juice, which looks like milk, that oozes out when the plant is cut. This rubbery...
The perfume plant
> calamus Do you think it would be fun to have leaves on the floor of your house instead of a rug? Long ago, people in Europe and early settlers in America would gather leaves of the calamus...
Arrowhead
> Indians liked to eat arrowhead roots. They pulled the plants out of > the mud with their toes. If you were an Indian long ago, you might have gone wading to get some of your food. Arrowhead is...
Jack-in-the-pulpit
> Jack-in-the-pulpit It's easy to see how this little plant got its name. It looks like a little man in a pulpit, ready to give a sermon. It's called Jack-in-the-pulpit because "Jack" is another...
A tall plant with tasty seeds
Sunflowers are big plants with thick, hairy stems and big, heart-shaped leaves. Sunflower blossoms are often as big as dinner plates, and sunflowers sometimes grow twice as tall as a tall man. ...
The lion’s tooth
Dandelions are good to eat! For years, people in different parts of the world have eaten the young, spring leaves of dandelions. Some people boil them and eat them with salt and pepper. Some people...
