130 THE STRAWBERRY 
Take the stem in your right hand, the berry in your 
left, and pull. What happens? Does the whole 
hull come off, or only the stem? Why does pull- 
ing the stem pull off the whole hull? Did the 
hull come off easily or not? 
The stem holds the berry to the stalk on which it 
grows; if it were not fastened rather firmly, the 
berry would drop off. 
5. Look at the seeds. Notice how they lie in a little pit 
or hollow. 
Are the seeds large, small, or very sinall2, What is 
their shape ? 
The seeds are placed on the berry in such a way as 
to make a diamond pattern. Can you see this? 
6. Examine a seed carefully. Can you see a tiny hair 
growing out of the end of it? 
Look at many seeds and see if all have these hairs. 
We might call them ‘fairy pins,” they look so 
much like pins and are so small. 
7. Lift a little of the skin with a pin point. Is it thick 
or thin? Describe it. 
Vertical Section 
8. Cut a berry vertically. Notice the pink layer out- 
side. What is the inside like? 
