Note n — NONSENSE BOTANY.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A a A was once an apple-pie, Pidy, Widy, Tidy, Pidy, Nice insidy, Apple-pie! B b B was once a little bear, Beary, Wary, Hairy, Beary, Taky cary, Little bear!
C c C was once a little cake, Caky, Baky, Maky, Caky, Taky caky, Little cake! D d D was once a little doll, Dolly, Molly, Polly, Nolly, Nursy dolly, Little doll!
E e E was once a little eel, Eely, Weely, Peely, Eely, Twirly, tweely, Little eel! F f F was once a little fish, Fishy, Wishy, Squishy, Fishy, In a dishy, Little fish!
G g G was once a little goose, Goosy, Moosy, Boosey, Goosey, Waddly-woosy, Little goose! H h H was once a little hen, Henny, Chenny, Tenny, Henny. Eggsy-any, Little hen?
I i I was once a bottle of ink Inky, Dinky, Thinky, Inky, Blacky minky, Bottle of ink! J j J was once a jar of jam, Jammy, Mammy, Clammy, Jammy, Sweety, swammy, Jar of jam!
K k K was once a little kite, Kity, Whity, Flighty, Kity, Out of sighty, Little kite! L l L was once a little lark, Larky, Marky, Harky, Larky, In the parky, Little lark!
M m M was once a little mouse, Mousy, Bousy, Sousy, Mousy, In the housy, Little mouse! N n N was once a little needle, Needly, Tweedly, Threedly, Needly, Wisky, wheedly, Little needle!
O o O was once a little owl, Owly, Prowly, Howly, Owly, Browny fowly, Little owl! P p P was once a little pump, Pumpy, Slumpy, Flumpy, Pumpy, Dumpy, thumpy, Little pump!
Q q Q was once a little quail, Quaily, Faily, Daily, Quaily, Stumpy-taily, Little quail! R r R was once a little rose, Rosy, Posy, Nosy, Rosy, Blows-y, grows-y, Little rose!
S s S was once a little shrimp, Shrimpy, Nimpy, Flimpy, Shrimpy. Jumpy, jimpy, Little shrimp! T t T was once a little thrush, Thrushy, Hushy, Bushy, Thrushy, Flitty, flushy, Little thrush!
U u U was once a little urn, Urny, Burny, Turny, Urny, Bubbly, burny, Little urn! V v V was once a little vine, Viny, Winy, Twiny, Viny, Twisty-twiny, Little vine!
W w W was once a whale, Whaly, Scaly, Shaly, Whaly, Tumbly-taily, Mighty whale! X x X was once a great king Xerxes, Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy, Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes!
Y y Y was once a little yew, Yewdy, Fewdy, Crudy, Yewdy, Growdy, grewdy, Little yew! Z z Z was once a piece of zinc, Tinky, Winky, Blinky, Tinky, Tinkly minky, Piece of zinc!
