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Three Young Crusoe s 



''It's ginger," exclaimed Henry, after tasting it. 

 "We can preserve some ot it in syrup, and perhaps 

 we can make crystallized ginger. Think of the gin- 

 ger ale I have drunk and never knew what the plant 

 looked like!" 



"Let's give one of the roots to the monkey," said 

 William, "and see how he likes it." 



Fig. 22. Cutting sugarcane with the machete. 



The Sugarcane Field 



The sugarcane field appeared to the boys like an 

 overgrown, much tangled cornfield, without any 



