GRAPES 4] 
Vertical Section 
15. Cut a vertical section. Notice which way the seeds 
point. Try to see how the stem fits into the 
erape by a little brush or bunch of fibers, from 
which run whitish threads into the grape. 
16. Examine a grape still hanging on the bunch. Notice 
how the little stem spreads into a small, flat plate, 
or “ button,” where it joins the grape. Pull the 
grape carefully off the stem, and see if the stem 
is fastened upon the top of the grape, or if it goes 
into the grape. 
Look at the vertical section of the grape in the plate 
and compare your grape with it. 
Information 
Grapes grow upon vines, not on bushes or trees, as some fruits 
do. The blossoms appear on the grape vines in the early sum- 
mer, but are very, very small and pale yellow or greenish in color. 
Each little stemlet which now holds a grape once had a little 
blossom upon it. 
There are many varieties of grapes and several colors, — purple, 
blue, red, and white. The white grapes, however, are really a 
sort of pale green, not white. 
Grapes are used for making wine as well as to eat raw. This 
is done by squeezing the juice out in great presses and letting it 
ferment. When fresh the juice is sweet, but during fermentation 
