138 NATURE STUDY 1BY GRADES 



What next comes inside the pulp, or flesh? In case of 

 the apple, it is the core. Of what use -is the core? Is it 

 good to eat? It will be rejected, with the seeds contained 

 within, by the animal eating the apple, thus preserving the 

 seeds. What other fruits have a structure similar to that 



NATURE STUDY SCRAP BOOKS 



The above cut represents two large scrapbooks filled with pictures collected by the pupils. 

 They illustrate two topics of nature study. The first one is closed, the second is open. 



of the apple? These may be grouped by themselves and 

 called pomes. They include the apples, pears, quinces, 

 haws, etc. 



The berry family have a skin encircling a juicy pulp 

 throughout which are scattered many seeds. To this family 

 belong the gooseberry, currants, tomato, and a great many 

 of our small and useful fruits. Are strawberries, black- 

 berries, and raspberries true berries? 



In like manner it may be shown that some fruits have a 

 more or less glossy skin, a soft pulp, a stony seed box within. 

 These are called drupes, and embrace the peach, plum, 

 cherry, prune, etc. 



Those covered with a thick, bony rind, and a more or less 



