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the seeds attached to the inside, that is, to the 
center of the berry. They form a /ittle bunch 
almost exactly in the middle of the berry. Do 
you see it? (You may have to cut several berries 
before this is clear.) 
Cut a thin slice from a cross-sectioned half. Hold 
it up to the light and examine carefully. Does 
it look hard and solid? 
Now take one of the cut halves and pinch it quickly 
so that you hear the pinch-sound and see the juice 
squeeze out. 
This will help you to understand why it is that 
hard, solid things have no pinch-sound. 
Take off as large a piece of the skin of one of the 
berries as you can get off whole. If there is any 
white pulp upon it scrape it off with a pin or knife, 
then hold the skin up to the light and examine. 
Where is most of the coloring matter in the cran- 
berry ? 
Cut a small slice of a cranberry. Taste it, and then 
chew it up. Is it sweet? 
Look at the picture of the cranberry vine, page 
120. This shows the vine as life-sized. 
Notice the blossoms. Describe one. 
