. St. Nicholas [serial] . ALPHABET SONG. By Emma C. Dowd. A, B, C, D, E, F, G — Baby and I will sail the sea ; H, I, J, K, L, M, N — Across the ocean and back again ; O, P, O, R, S, T, U,— Now on the railway, choo, choo, choo! V and W, X, Y, Z — Home is the best place for baby and me. 4o: TACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. [ JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. Here are we, my hearers, once more assembledto settle the affairs of science and the nation. And now, before beginning new business, let ustake up THAT PLANT BY THE TELEGRAPH-POLE. First, allow me to thank Miss Annie RussellA., Henry Campman, A Reader, J. E. D.,A
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ALPHABET SONG. By Emma C. Dowd. A, B, C, D, E, F, G — Baby and I will sail the sea ; H, I, J, K, L, M, N — Across the ocean and back again ; O, P, O, R, S, T, U,— Now on the railway, choo, choo, choo! V and W, X, Y, Z — Home is the best place for baby and me. 4o: TACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. [ JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. Here are we, my hearers, once more assembledto settle the affairs of science and the nation. And now, before beginning new business, let ustake up THAT PLANT BY THE TELEGRAPH-POLE. First, allow me to thank Miss Annie RussellA., Henry Campman, A Reader, J. E. D.,Allen Van Vort. R. L. Jones, and all the otheryoung friends, who correctly answered my queryin regard to the peculiar plant pointed out to youfrom this Pulpit three months ago. It was shown,you may remember, in the picture of the TheTelegraph-Pole as a Storehouse.* Very many sent answers, and though not allreplied correctly, your Jack is glad to know thatso large a number became interested in the matterand endeavored to hunt it up. This plant, called by the scientific the AgaveAmericana, is popularly known by the followingnames : Agave, American Aloe, Century plant,Maguey, and perhaps by other names. I am told,on good authority, that it is an Agave and not aYucca, as many of you, my friends, have called
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