114 Or a nges Apples Cotton. 



worm ; of olive trees, from the fruit of which 

 olive or sweet oil is made ; and of orange and 

 lemon trees. 



72. Orange trees require a warm climate. 

 They are killed by severe frost. In the United 

 States they are cultivated in Florida, Louisi- 

 ana, Texas, and in the southern part of 

 California. 



73. Most of the oranges sold in the United 

 States are from the countries bordering on the 

 Mediterranean Sea, and from the West 

 Indies. 



74. In cooler countries, apple trees grow 

 abundantly. Introduced into America by the 

 early settlers of New England, the apple is 

 more extensively used in this country than any 

 other fruit. Large quantities are sent to the 

 cider-mill, pressed between rollers, and their 

 juice converted into cider. 



75. Of all the plants, one of the most useful 

 and valuable is cotton. It grows only in tem- 

 perate and warm climates, especially in our 

 Southern States. Mississippi, and the other 

 States which border on the Gulf of Mexico, 

 yield the most. 



76. It grows from seeds, and bears a pod or 

 boll, which bursts open in the autumn from the 



