The Fields Beyond the Garden 



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'* You'd enjoy living in Hawaii," said Henry. 

 **They waste enough pineapple juice in their can- 

 neries over there to sweeten the Hudson River. 

 Now we are stumped. Whoever saw anything like 

 this plant!" 



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Fig. 21. A pineapple field, with bananas in the background. Jn Old 

 English, pineapple meant pine cone, but it has now entirely lost its ori- 

 ginal meaning. 



William shook his head. *'Pull one up," he said. 

 "Let me see; it looks like calamus root; but look at 

 those long leaves and small, purplish flowers." 



