The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05

| poppy. 1t is bright orange color and yer!
beautiful. My teacher gave US a lesson about
| it, and these are some of the things l learned:
1t likes. to grow, on the hills in the sun. 1t
bright blossom has four petals that form the
corolla. Corolla means crown So the four
| orange-colored petals form the crown of the
plant. In the center of the corolla is the pIs-
til, surrounded by great many stamens of the
same color the flower, with tiny
speck of black at the base. On the top
OF the stamens are the anthers that hold the
pollen and the threadlike supports are called
the filaments When the flower in the
bud there was tiny cap on 1t, the shape OF q
cone, but as the bud grew larger and the cap
did not the bud forced it off. People visiting
California think ours very happy choice for
the State flower. l do not quite understand
about this selection. Perhaps Mr.. Editor can
tell me something about it and by whom the
decision was made.
Living near the foothills of the Coast Range,
have become we'll acquainted with our little
spring visitors.
Next week will tell you about some other
flower.
Every Sunday I look at the letter box, and
seeing every letter shorter than mine, will
close. Your friend,
JULIA WEBER, age IL years.
SUNDAY, March 30, 1895.
Dear Editor: I wrote you letter last week
answering your puzzles, but guess wrote it
too late for publication. see by the answers
in to-day's CALL that my answers were all cor
rect but you did not publish my name. How
ever, VIII try again this week and send in my
answers earlier, hoping to see my name among
next Sundays list of correct answers"
EVA NJ. BoLGER, q Capp street.
NY answers are:
l. Haste makes waste.
2. Misleading.
8. Eve-leyel
4 Whale EMB.
PIco HEIGHTS, March "a, 1896.
Dear Mr.. Editor: have been reading the
children's page OF THE CALL, and like it very
much and shall try to answer the puzzles of
March %. My home is on a lot, 42x12S feet,
and on it we have eighty varieties of flowers,
besides forty-two kinds of roses. Ny pets are
dog, cat and bird. Yours
ZELLA A. THOMAS, IA years.
REDWOOD CITY, March 81, 1885,
Dear Editor: My father works in the 'lum-
ber yard"
1 am little girl 13 years old and this is my
first attempt to try any of your puzzles.
l have made out one of your drop vowels and
consonant puzzles to be ''haste makes waste"
hope to see my letter in print in next Sun
days CALL, as it is my first. Yours. truly.
GERTIE HANSEN.
HAwAwARDEN, Iowa March %, 1896
Dear Editor: My father takes the Weekly
CALL, and like the children's page very much.
My father and mother used to live in San
Francisco and would like to live there. 1 am
your new friend.
RAYMOND RoBY. aged years.
P.S.-If you care to hear something about
the town that live in 1 will write about it in
my next letter. R. RoBY.
EAST OAKLAND, March 30, 1896.
Dear Editor: This is the first time I have
wrote to you. Papa brings THE CALI. home
every night. 1 am very much pleased with the
Realm. l thank the Editor for writing the
Realm. As this is all l can write, 1 remain,
| yours, BERTHA SAMUELs, 8 years old
1862 Twenty-third avenue.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 60 1896.
| Dear Editor: My papa takes THE CALL.
| never used to read the Childhood's Realm, but
my mama began reading 1t to US. so thought
| 1 would read it myself. like it ever SO much
This is the first letter I have ever written to
you. Hoping this letter will be printed in
| next Sundays CALL, am your little friend,
J BLANCHE BoAK, IL years old,
1921 Sixth avenue.
LODI Cal, March 81, 1896.
Dear Editor; This is my first letter My
father gets The CALL every day. I read the
! letters, but have not seen any from this place
| so thought l would write one. I read the
stories on the page marked "ChiIdhood
/ Realm" 1 try hard to answer the puzzles but
| / do not meet with success. I hope that it will
| be published in next Sundays CALL. l remain
| yours, JAMES w. MCMANNIs
| age IL yrs mos.