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may become 

 familiar with 

 the names of 

 the different 

 kinds. The 

 names, how- 

 ever, are not 

 so important 

 as to note the 

 dift'erences in 

 the apples : 

 Shape, size, 

 color, flavor, 

 etc. Try to 

 become famil- 

 iar with the 

 trees on 

 which the ap- 

 ples grew. 

 Try to learn why the farmer grows different kinds of apples. 



Some day, ask your teacher to give you an opportunity to study an 

 apple in the schoolroom. Then write to Uncle John and answer the fol- 

 lowing questions about it : 



1. How much of the apple is occupied by the core? 



2. How many parts or compartments are there in the core? 



3. How many seeds are there in each part? 



4. Which way do the seeds point? 



S. Are the seeds attached or joined to any part of the core? Explain. 



6. What do you see in the blossom end of the apple? 



7. What do you see in the opposite end? 



8. Is there any connection between the blossom end and the core? 



9. Find a wormy apple and see whether you can make out where the worm left 

 the apple. Perhaps you can make a drawing. To do this, cut the apple in two. 

 Press the cut surface on a piece of paper. When the apple is removed, you can 

 trace out the marks. 



ID. When you hold an apple in your hand, see which way it looks to be 

 bigger, — lengthwise or crosswise, then cut in two lengthwise, measure it each way, 

 and see which diameter is the greater. 



Fig. 8. — Colorado potato beetle, natural size, from life. 



