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which the pods grew from the tree. If the ''eye", 
from which the stalk springs, is injured, the tree 
never bears fruit in that place again. 
6. The planter split a pod open that the boys 
might see the beans. There were about thirty of 
The Cocoa Tree — Foliage and Fruit, one pod opened to show seeds. 
these, pale in colour, and neatly packed in five 
rows. 
7. " These are the beans from which cocoa and 
chocolate are made/' said the teacher. Some of 
the boys tasted them and did not like them, 
because they were bitter. 
8. '^When we 'sweat' the beans much of the 
