Alphabet colors or Floral Kingdom/Yeshegolovnik/Азбука цветов или Цветочное царство/Ежеголовник

Greetings, dear readers of my tale, in which our friends once again embark on a journey to better understand the plant world.

The beginning of this story, read:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

So, in a way...

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• You know, Eugene, on the next letter "E" are very few colors you can find, and on "Ё", except trees other plants there, - with such words met my friend the next day upset Masha, - and those that are not so known.
  "Well," mused she, ' we can see now one of these plants, if you drive down to the pond for a long time with you were going.
• Gee, - immediately lit up Eugene, I am eager, as quickly as possible to get there. Even the Funnel is not afraid.
  'Well, then go ahead! - commanded the girl, and they sat down on the right horse, went on a journey.

This time it took them much more time. They drove along the glades where you had spent so much time, rode through a small woods and stopped at a small pond, whose banks were thickets of some bushes with flowers, like prickly hedgehogs.

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• What is it? - asked the astonished Eugene, - the spines of some kind?
• Actually, this plant is called "Yeshegolovnik", which only grows near water on the banks of rivers, ponds and swamps. Grow in length up to 80 inches and typically are straight but may just like these - said Masha lying right on the water, the stems of the plants to be on the water. Unless there ugly?
• Well, so-so, said Eugene. - What good is that? A bunch of them will not be, growing up away from people...
• Well do not tell, in the tone of a teacher began her story Masha, - the use of them, even some.
• First, they strengthen the shores, and secondly, serve as food for some animals: nutria, waterfowl, and muskrat. In addition, the composition of this plant has substances that are used to prepare medicines.
• Well, how, you do not think this plant is useless?
• No, of course. Tell me more about this plant - asked Eugene.
• Well, listen, he continued his teacher. - On the stems we have you all figured out. Actually, they differ little from the stems of other plants. But the roots he has two: one produces food for plants in the water, and the second rooted to the bottom.
• The birthplace of this plant are Turkey, Europe, Caucasus, Western Iran, Northern Africa, and North America. Depending on the area where they are grown and out of sight, they are divided into such kinds, as straight, North, simple, small and unnoticed.

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• Propagate these plants by seeds and cuttings. The flowers, incidentally, they have two kinds: male and female. Men are above women, begin to bloom a little later. Their task is to pollinate the female flowers that then produce seeds.
• Well, how did you like it? - the girl asked his friend.
• Yes, very! - he answered.
• Well, what home? and springing on his horse, gallop girl went first to Eugene's house after you bring him in safely, and then went to his room, agreeing to meet him the next day.

It is time for us to say goodbye to our heroes.

Thank you, to new meetings!

To be continued...