Monthly Archives: March 2014
78.HOW MANY KINDS OF ROSES ARE THERE?
The rose has been the favorite flower of man for hundreds of years. No other flower has been mentioned so often by the poets of all ages and all countries. In the language of flowers, its blossoms have always been the symbol of love.
The rose has even played its part in history. In England, when the Houses of York and Lancaster were fighting for power, they chose white and red roses respectively for their emblems. The flowers gave their name to the War of the Roses!
77.HOW MANY KINDS OF PALM TREES ARE THERE?
Most of us probably think of the palm tree as purely decorative. We have seen pictures of these stately trees lining the streets in certain cities, or growing near tropical beaches.
Actually, there are about four thousand different species of palm trees and they are among the most useful trees known to man. Their fruit, their stems, and their tender leaves provide food. Their leaves, branches, and trunks furnish strong wood, cane, thatch, and twine. Their bark and leaves are used in making rugs, paper, cloth, baskets, hats, and brushes. The nuts of the ivory palm are carved into buttons. The sap of some palms is made into sugar, or wine, or honey.
76.HOW MANY KINDS OF GRASSES ARE THERE?
If you go to the store and want to buy some grass seed, you’ll probably have a choice of a dozen kinds. That seems like quite a variety of grasses—but it doesn’t give you any idea at all of the true picture.
True grasses, as they are classified scientifically, include such things as corn, wheat, rye, barley, rice, and oats! As a matter of fact, there are actually about 4,500 kinds of grasses.
