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of its stem. The fruit is a compound berry; 

 that is, one composed of many small juicy ber- 

 ries or drupes. Unlike those of the blackberry, 

 these come off from the convex receptacle to- 

 gether when ripe, thus giving the fruit a shape 

 somewhat like that of a thimble. More pleasing 

 far than strawberries are they to my palate. 

 Had I been old Dr. Boteler, to the raspberry in- 

 stead of the strawberry would I have inscribed 

 the now world famous phrase: "Doubtless God 

 could have made a better berry but God doubt- 

 less never did." 



Many of the raspberries are dried up on the 

 stems but in the clumps beneath the foliage of 

 hazel and wild grape and in the shade far down 

 in the midst of the canes themselves are yet to 

 be found fine large juicy ones in abundance. I 

 learned to search for these years ago, and learn- 

 ing have remembered. 



"The strawberry grows underneath the nettle, 

 And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best 

 Neighbor'd by fruit of baser quality." 



Everything good is not found upon the surface, 

 but the best often far beneath, hidden from the 

 eye of the novice and that of shallow seeker. 

 Stir deep the subsoil, ye thinker, for in its 

 depths may be the germ of many a gem of 

 thought which by thy stirring will reach the 

 light of day. 



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