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woods, everywhere you see fruits which you 
will hardly know as such unless you keep in 
mind the true meaning of the word. 
Many of these I am sure you would not care 
to eat. The burr from the burdock would 
not make a pleasant mouthful. Neither 
RiGee 
would you like to breakfast on a milkweed pod. And 
a quantity of dandelion puffballs would hardly add to 
the enjoyment of your supper. _ 
If you should tell your mother you had brought her 
some fruit, and should show her a basket of burrs and 
pods, she would think you were only joking, and per- 
haps a little foolish; and I dare say she would be 
greatly surprised to find you were using the word quite 
rightly. 
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MORE COUSINS OF THE APRPER 
HE apple has three cousins, 
all of whom are very much 
alike. These cousins “are@igie 
cherry, the plum, and the peach 
(Figs~ 22, 23, 24). Alb three wpe 
long to the Rose family. 
Have you ever noticed the great 
family likeness between these three — 
fruits ? 
Look at them in the pictures. To 
be sure, they are of different sizes, 
but they are almost alike in shape. 
