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(2) Push your nail through a portion of the skin, and peel a 

 piece partially off, taking care not to detach it entirely from the 

 fruit. 



Note : Draw : Leave : 



Thickness of the skin A diagram A space for a 



Colour beneath the skin showing water-colour 



Consistence of the flesh skin and sketch 



Other characters flesh 



(3) With a sharp knife cut down to the depth of the stone, starting 

 from the base of the stalk, and passing round the top of the fruit 

 to the stalk again. Remove one half of the flesh and skin. 



Give : Make : Leave : 



A description of the flesh A diagram A space for a 



Size of the stone of a section water-colour 



Colour of the stone of the fruit sketch 

 Consistence of the stone 

 Other characters 



(4) Open the stone with a file and pliers, or examine one which has 

 been so opened. 



Write down : Make : Leave : 



The number of kernels or seeds A diagram of A space for a 



The size of the seed the seed as water-colour 



The colour of the seed it lies in sketch 



the stone 



(5) Take out the seed and remove its coverings, also cut another 

 seed across. 



