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61, 8. fertilizing grains; the grains (of pollen) that cause fruitful- 
ness. 
63, 5. radicle ; the minute root of a plant in its earliest growth. 
64, 7. offspring; the descendants. 
70, 9. vapour; the gaseous form of water,. 
71, 11. pores in the leaves; small openings called stomata. 
74, 2. multiply its kind; increase the number of its kind. 
77, 1. suckers; shoots from an underground stem. 
79, 8. securely; safely. 
80, 3. particles; minute pieces. 
„ 4. Arctic regions; the parts of the world lying around the north 
pole. 
84, 1. fertile soil ; soil good for the growth of plants. 
93, 3. sodden; soaked with water. 
94. 5. stagnant; without movement ; impure from the want of motion. 
96, 4. exhausted ; having the contents used up. 
98, 12. restored ; brought back. 
„ „ fertility; a fertile or fruitful state. 
99, 3. nitrogen ; one of the gases in the atmosphere. 
101, 2. tropical lands ; lands in the hottest parts of the earth. 
„ 3. equator; an imaginary line round the earth midway between the 
poles. 
„ 4. no control ; no power of management. 
102, 6. regulated; controlled. 
„ 8. dry regions; districts that have little rain. 
103, 4. tunnel ; a place hollowed out to form a passage. 
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109, 5. specially made ; made for a particular purpose. 
110, 2. a triangle; of three-sided form. 
111, 4. exposed; uncovered or unprotected. 
„ 5. similarly; in like manner. 
116, 2. mulched the ground; spread a layer over it. 
120, 1. productive; yielding fruit plentifully. 
121, 5. irrigate; to water the land by flooding it with water conveyed 
in trenches. 
122, 1. alluvial soil; soil laid down by running water. 
123, 6. detect; discover. 
„ ,, fronds; the foliage of ferns and palms. 
