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Fig. 13.— The picture of the "Goose Tree," copied from the 



first edition of Gerard's " Herbal." 

 The fruit-like oval bodies are "barnacles" (Lepas) fancifully 



represented as growing like buds or fruit on a little tree. 



Some of the young geese are drawn as in the act of escaping 



from the barnacle-shells, and others are represented 



swimming in the water. 



