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162, 3. the habits of plants; their style and manner of growing. 
166, 8. tilled; cultivated, made ready for crops. 
167, 1. tempting; inviting, making one wish for them. 
170, 1. prepared; made ready for use. 
171, 1. bristly husk; prickly seed-covering. 
172, 2. the natives; people born in the place. 
178, 2. borne; carried. 
178, 8. coast-lands; those parts of the country that are near the sea 
178, 9. felling; cutting down. 
179, 6. shingles; thin pieces of wood used for covering a roof. 
179, 9. buttresses; props, or supports. 
180, 10. lime-water; water into which lime has been put 
„ laths; thin strips of wood. 
