ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING PAGE 



A Great Variety of Delicious Dishes are Made Out of the 



Homely Squash . ..'*"'. . .-. . ... . . 177 



The Growth and Yield of a Grapevine is a Miracle Re- 

 peated Each Year . , . , , r . , . . . 208 

 Blackcap Raspberries . ..... . , . 209 



The Banana Plant .,. ., . 224 



Nobody is Unhappy Here But the Dog .... 225 



Thanksgiving Day is Almost Here! 256 



Olives are Bitter as Gall Until Pickled .... 257 



Opening the Pods to Take Out the Cocoa Beans . 272 

 The Sweet Water of This Century Plant is Good to 



Drink 273 



Tobacco is a Stately and Beautiful Plant . . .320 



Harvest Time in the Cotton Fields 321 



The Oriental Bamboo 336 



California-grown Dates . 337 



A Young Rubber Tree 352 



The Pink-gilled Meadow Mushroom 353 



