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any other purpose. It is curious that while a kind 

 action may be done informally, an elaborate ceremo- 

 nial must always be observed when men are intent 

 upon anything particularly wicked. 



We have now examined a few of the Dry Fruits 

 which are to be found at every turn. Those who 

 care for curious and beautiful objects will find many 

 another which I have not space to mention. There 

 is, for instance, the graceful urn of the Campion 

 (Lychnis) ; the exquisite little basket of the Aristo- 

 lochia suspended by its slender cords ; the ridiculous 

 pod of the Thunbergia, which seems to imitate the 

 head and beak of a duck in the act of quacking. 

 These, and a hundred more, will repay the trouble of 

 collecting. I say " collecting " ; why not ? People 

 collect stamps and coins and curiosities of all sorts. 

 The Dry Fruits of the Kiviera form a collection 

 as yet unhackneyed ; and, to the botanist at least, 

 abounding in interest and instruction. 



Fig. 88. FEUIT OP CASVAJUNA. 



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