THE CRANBERRY 
Material 
Half a dozen cranberries for each pupil; pin; knives. 
Laboratory Work 
1. 
2. 
Pick out a good cranberry; examine and notice 
color, shape, size; shininess. 
If any of the cranberries have stems, examine them ; 
if not, find the spot where the stem was attached 
and notice the dittle pit in which it was set. 
Hxamine the end opposite the stem end; this is 
the blossom end, or end from which the petals of 
the flower fell. Notice the white or brownish white 
points around a little hole. How many points 
are there? 
Can you find a tiny spot in the center of the hole? 
Has the cranberry a smell? 
Has the cranberry a pinch-sound? You will have 
to pinch it quite hard to find out. 
With a pin pick up a little piece of the skin. What 
color is the berry under the skin ? 
With the knife cut off a bit of the skin about as 
large as your finger nail; scrape away the white 
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