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THE PEA 
until some green juicy pulp comes off. Taste 
this; how does it taste? 
Scrape clean a small patch of pod; underneath you 
will find something that looks like stiff paper. 
Scrape all the green pulp from a half pod and find 
the paper lining. 
Hold the paper lining up to the light. Are there any 
veins in it? How do vou account for this fact? 
Lay the paper lining over a printed word and see 
if you can read the word through it. 
Select the largest pea you can find; break off the 
stalk and notice the scar it leaves. Near this 
scar there is a dent, and in the dent you will find 
what looks hke a (ttle “ tail.” 
With a pin pick off the skin of a pea. Is the pea 
darker under the skin, or lighter? 
Notice the little “tail” and the two halves. 
Pick the skin off another pea, and watch it very 
carefully as you take it off the “tail.” 
You should find a very tiny pocket in the skin into 
which the “ tail”’ fits. 
Now, the “tail” is really a little root which will 
grow when the pea is planted. Open the two 
halves of the pea; notice how the root ends; 
