EXPLANATIONS OF DIFFICULT WORDS. 205 
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81, 7. root-stock; underground stem. 
82, 2. support; hold up, that which keeps a thing from falling 
or props it. 
82, 10. layers of leaves; leaves laid one upon another. 
86, 3. blade; the flat part of a leaf. 
87, 4. sheathing; covering. 
91, 3. spines; prickles. 
93, 3. glowing; shining. 
94, 4. admire; wonder at, and think highly of. 
94, 5. protect; keep from harm, guard. 
98^ 6. wither; fade away. 
102, 5. pulp; any soft mass — as the soft parts of fruits. 
„ „ kernel; the eatable part inside the shell of a nut. 
105, 3. hinged together; joined by a hinge. 
106, 3. fleshy; flesh-like, or pulpy. 
1 10, 8. seedling; a young plant that has been reared from the seed. 
„ „ transplanted; taken from one place and planted in another. 
111, 1. more widely grown; grown in more parts of the world. 
112, 4. cob; the round, pithy shoot on which the grains of maize 
grow in rows. 
112, 5. mildew; mildew is caused by a small vegetable growth, 
which appears chiefly in damp places or on unhealthy 
plants. 
114, 6. tufts of blossoms; little bunches of flowers. 
„ „ downy; like down — which is the soft breast feathers of 
birds. 
115, 7. previous; earlier. 
116, 3. receiver; a holder, a vessel looked upon as a holder of a 
gas or a fluid. 
116, 4. a scum ; foam or froth, waste matter that rises to the 
surface of liquids. 
„ „ skimmed; cleared ofl* from the surface. 
118, 2. passed; handed. 
118, 3. packed; parcelled up. 
118, 5. curing; preparing for being kept. 
119, 6. brittle; that will easily break. 
119, 7. crisp; dry and brittle. 
122, 1. trailing branches; long slender branches that hang down. 
123, 8. mould; a small vegetable growth that spreads over damp 
substances. 
