Good Mr. Darwin once contended That Beetles were from Bees descended, And as my pictures show I think The Beet must be the missing link. The sugar-beet and honey-bee Supply the Beetle’s pedigree: The family is now complete,— The Bee, the Beetle and the Beet.

from “How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers, and Other Woodcuts” by Robert Williams Wood, 1917, which also has excellent drawings of Clover and Plover, Pea and Pewee, and many more!

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A black-and-white illustration features three detailed drawings: a bee on the left, a beet in the center, and a beetle on the right. Below the drawings, the title "The Bee. The Beet. The Beetle." is written in a decorative, playful font. Beneath the title, a short poem.
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