The following are descriptions of flower's and trees
which may be found in a garden. Write each one on a numbered piece of paper and hang up in a prominent
position in the room. Provide the Scouts with numbered
pieces of paper and invite them to guess what flowers and
trees each description represents. A small prize, such as a
packet of seeds or a plant root might be given to the most
successful gardener, after allowing twenty minutes or even
thirty for writing down the answers.
- A sugary letter
- An animal and a covering for the hands
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A month
- A game and a mythical animal
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Two
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Yourselves
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A bird and something attached to a horseman's heel
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Burnt substance
- A tree and a German wine
- A virtue
- A banner
- A degree of coldness and a whip handle
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Power or intention, and an exclamation
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Part of a cow and a long piece of squared timber
- Colored hollow body of cast metal
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Air in motion and a bloom
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Object for chastisement
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The gladness of one who makes a journey
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Seashore
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The water mammal of a famous king
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Pointed missile shot from a bow, and part of a human
being
- Frozen vapor and a fall
- Surmounted
- A city and arrogant bearing
- An animal and an enigma
Solutions:
1. Sweet pea 9. Hollyhock 17. Birch
2. Foxglove 10. Honesty 18. Traveler's joy
3. May 11. Flag 19. Beech
4. Snapdragon 12. Stonecrop 20. Solomon's Seal
5. Pear 13. Willow 21. Arrowhead
6. Yew 14. Hornbeam 22. Snowdrop
7. Larkspur 15. Bluebell 23. Rose
8. Ash 16. Windflower 24. London Pride
25. Monkey Puzzle