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allows weeds and bushes to overran it. In a 
year or two plenty of young pimento-trees are 
found among the plants that spring up." 
Pimento (All-spice) — Foliage, Flowers, and Berries. 
4. '^But how were the seeds planted?" asked 
the boys. 
They were sown by the birds, which are very 
fond of pimento berries, and fly off* with many of 
them, afterwards dropping the seeds. Some of 
these grow and take root. 
5, ''At the proper time, the grower clears away 
