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Some plants are used for flavouring, food, medicine or perfume. They are
called herbs. They have soft and weak stems.
Fact Mint is an herb. It can be used as an
Time appetite stimulant. It reduces hunger for
a short time, but when the effects wear
off the hunger returns stronger than before.
Mint Tulsi
Try Your Bits 1. Are grasses herbs or shrubs?
Collect leaves of any two trees, two shrubs and two herbs. Paste them in your scrapbook.
Also find out the difference in their shapes, sizes and colours.
Plants That Need Support
Some plants are too soft and weak that they need support of other plants,
walls or sticks. Such plants are known as climbers.
Pea Plant Money Plant Grapevine Plant
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