Stories from Plato and other classic writers : Hesiod, Homer, Aristophanes, Ovid, Catullus, and Pliny (1895)
Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1850-1918 · Boston : Ginn · leaf 221
ruthlesslydestroying plants. Care of flowers and trees. ArborDay. Have trees any rights ? Any feelings ? Thesensitive plant. Proofs that plants can feel injuries.Influence of trees on climate. How can you tell onetree from another ? With what trees are youacquainted ? What can you tell about them ?… … THE CRANES OF IBYCUS. Several old writers mention arace of little men called Pygmies, who lived far awaytoward the risingof the sun. Theselittle people wereafraid of some largebirds called cranes, which had longbills and immense appetites. ThePygmies and the cranes had greatbattles, in which the…
