178 FIRST STEPS IN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. 



one. It is the ALMOND tribe, and contains cherries, 

 peaches, nectarines, plums, and almonds." 



BLOSSOM OF THE SLOK OR BLACKTHORN. (PrUUUS 



" But none of these delicious fruits are poisonous 



are they, papa ?" 



" The leaves and kernels yield an abundance of 



