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it goes everything serving its purpose, be it high or^ 

 low. 



The Wild Rose bears fruit also resembling a berry; 

 it is oblong, of a bright color and very hard and 

 smooth, on the top is a vestige of the blossom, the fruit 

 is divided into two or more cells each of which con- 

 tains seeds. 



The Persimmon tree (Diospyros Virginiana) also 

 bears a large berry like fruit resembling a plum, it is 

 green in summer and if eaten while in that state will 

 contract the muscles of the mouth giving the face a 

 contorted appearance: in the autumn after several hard 

 frosts they turn red and are then edible. The tree 

 belongs to the Ebony family and is the only represen- 

 tative. 



THE COMPOSITE FAMILY OF FLOWERS, 



This may be characterized by the flowers being com- 

 pound; that is, several flowers composing a head, and 

 surrounded by an involucre which is considered the 

 calyx. The chief distinguishing mark of this family 

 is the fact that its five stamens are united by their an- 

 thers. That which gives the whole head the appear- 

 ance of a flower is that in most cases the corolla is 

 strap-shaped. 



In the Chicory Dandelion and all such plants the 

 flowers are of this class, but in the sun-flower and oth- 

 ers only those around the margin are such. 



