. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. 270 o\ N'ArrRp: and liow, as tlicv apjiroacli matmitv, tlu'V lu'^iii to assimif tliL- a'li'.lt dillVmicrs which mark otf i-ach hitcr (Icvt'lopcd kind Irom the primitive and central form of its ancestors. Hnt is ^orse really exposed to tlie attacks of animals 'i Would any iierbivore care to eat such hard food ? If yon doubt it, y<Hi have never lived near a j^orse-clad common. From the moment the seedlinj^ shows itself above the j^ronnd it is cease- lessly nibbled at by rabbits and other rodents ; and even
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. 270 o\ N'ArrRp: and liow, as tlicv apjiroacli matmitv, tlu'V lu'^iii to assimif tliL- a'li'.lt dillVmicrs which mark otf i-ach hitcr (Icvt'lopcd kind Irom the primitive and central form of its ancestors. Hnt is ^orse really exposed to tlie attacks of animals 'i Would any iierbivore care to eat such hard food ? If yon doubt it, y<Hi have never lived near a j^orse-clad common. From the moment the seedlinj^ shows itself above the j^ronnd it is cease- lessly nibbled at by rabbits and other rodents ; and even after it has acquired it^•. prickly armour, it makes excellent fodder, if only the sharp tops can be rendered harmless to the sensitive noses of cattle or donkeys. Gipsies know this fact well ; and you may often see them on our Surrey hills cutting the succulent younj4 branches and chopping them up fine in a wooden trough till the prickles are destroyed. Their horses then eat the good green food most NO. 7. -I'ROTKCTINc; IIIK BCns FROM HROWSINC Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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