THE CHERRY 141 
7. Eat the cherry you have just been studying. Chew 
it up carefully, taking the stone out of your mouth. 
Describe its taste. 
Had it much juice ? 
Was the skin tougher than the inside? 
Did the stone seem large while you were eating the 
cherry ? 
Now guess from what you have discovered by eat- 
ing the cherry whether or not it has a pinch- 
sound. 
Pinch another cherry very carefully. Did you guess 
right? Has it a pinch-sound ? 
Vertical Section 
8. Make a vertical section by cutting the cherry along 
the fine line, or groove, running from stem to 
point, and open out the halves. (This is very 
hard to do well, and needs a sharp knife.) 
Notice — 
a. The thin dark skin. 
b. The lighter pulp inside. 
c. The seed, or stone, or pit. 
d. The faint lines in the pulp. 
9. Examine the stone of the cherry you ate. Pinch it 
with all your might. What do you find? Notice 
