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ERE we see a branch from 
the raspberry bush( Fig. 250). 
How is the raspberry unlike 
both strawberry and 
blackberry? Let us 
place side by side these 
9 three berries (Figs. 251, 
waza, 253%: 
Once more we observe that 
the strawberry is the flat flower 
cushion grown big and juicy. 
Again we see that the seed- 
boxes of the blackberry packed upon the swollen flower 
cushion make up much of the fruit. 
But in the raspberry we find that the red, ripe seed- 
boxes alone make the berry which is so good to eat. 
1 San ae 
FIG. 253 
When we pick this raspberry, we find that the flower 
cushion remains upon the plant, instead of coming off 
