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GRAPES 
bunch, counting the number of grapes to each little 
stem or stemlet, until you come to the large grape 
at the extreme end. 
How many grapes are there on the stem having the 
largest bunchlet ? 
Where is there but one grape to the stem? Where 
two? Where several? 
Where is there a little bunch ? 
Can you put this into one single statement which 
gives the reason for the shape of the bunch? 
Notice the general color of the grapes, and the dusty 
whitish color which seems to cover the purple. 
This is called the bloom. 
Gently rub the grape with your finger. Does the 
bloom rub off? What is the color of the grape 
under the bloom? 
Pick off a single grape. Notice — 
a. Loundness. 
b. Spot where grape was attached to stem. 
c. Tiny spot opposite stem end. 
Pinch a grape very gently. Has it a pinch-sound ? 
Knock it upon the desk. Describe the /nock- 
sound. Do you think from these tests that the 
