> flower.  He seriously and
 > knowledgably explained to me that flowering plants
 > have a hole in them under
 > the ground, and that the water goes in through that
 > hole and when the plant
 > gets so full of water it can't hold any more, it
 > bursts open and that is what
 > creates a flower. 
Sounds like a wonderful, 6 year old's description of the flower - and isn't 
that almost right anyway? (big grin)
                                 -donna
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