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two or three weeks at his house. The long ride 
of over twenty miles was a delight to them, for 
they saw the crops of bananas, oranges, cocoa-nuts, 
and other fruits, and the people busy in the fields. 
2. " St. Mary's parish, in which I live, is famous 
for its fruits," said Mr. Hill to the boys^ as they 
The Banana— Fruit and Foliage, 
drew near their journey's end, and passed carts 
laden with fruits for the market. 
3. " Look at the bananas in that field," he 
added. " They have been planted there to shade 
those young cocoa plants. Their large broad 
leaves can do that very well." 
