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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
The pistil of the pea, in ripening to benome the fruit, 
undergoes but little change except that of size. The 
style withers away and the ovary grows on to form the 
fruit, which in this case is a pod. The ovary when ripe 
is called the pericarp (meaning around the fruit,) and this 
in the pea remains thin and leaf-like. The fruit of the 
Fig. 34.— HALF OF A PEA POD. 
Morning Glory is unlike that of the pea in several re¬ 
spects. The pistil of the Morning Glory is a compound 
one and we have a compound fruit. If we cut across 
the fruit before it is quite ripe we find that there are three 
divisions separating it into three compartments or cells, 
and each of the cells contains two large seeds.—When 
the fruit is quite ripe the pericarp becomes dry and paper 
like and comes apart in three pieces to allow the seeds to 
fall out. The fruit of the Tomato looks very unlike that 
of the Morning Glory, but upon cut¬ 
ting it open we shall find that it is not 
so very different. For this examina¬ 
tion it is necessary to select a round¬ 
ish and rather small Tomato, as by 
high cultivation the fruit has become 
monstrous and very much changed 
from its natural condition, which is to 
have two or three cells. The round, * 
smooth, and regularly shaped Toma¬ 
to will, when cut open crosswise, generally present the 
appearance represented in the figure given below. You 
will notice that in ripening the pericarp has become very 
much changed, instead of being dry and thin, as in the 
Pea and Morning Glory, it has become thick and pulpy. 
You will generally find three divisions showing that the 
ovary was three celled. The placenta is very large—the 
white portion in the engraving—and bears a great number 
of seeds distributed all over its surface. Each seed is 
Fig. 35.— MORNING 
GLORY FRUIT. 
Fig. 36.— TOMATO CUT OPEN. 
surrounded by an abundant pulp. Pulpy fruits like the 
Tomato are called berries. The Melon when cut open 
shows you three placentas to which the seeds are attached, 
but they are not united in the centre, as in the Tomato. 
Origin of the Name, “ Canada.” 
A book printed in London, in 1698, written by L. Hen¬ 
nepin, and entitled, “ A New Discovery of a Country 
Greater than Europe,” gives the following explanation 
of the name “ Canada.” “ The Spaniards w'ere the first 
who discovered tills country ; but at their arrival, having 
found nothing considerable in it, they abandoned it, and 
called it ‘ II Capa di Nada ;’ that is, a Cape of nothing ; 
hence by corruption sprung the word Canada, which we 
use in all our maps.” More recent explorers and settlers 
have discovered that the name was very far from expres¬ 
sing the truth. 
Indian Fmt-A Snake Stoey. 
The following occurrence was related by Col. Edward 
Raymond, one of the earliest settlers near Lake Cham¬ 
plain, N. He was on the lake in a canoe witli an 
Indian named Big Bear, whom lie had employed to row 
him to a distant point. In their course they passed near 
a sloping ledge of rocks where lay a large number of rat¬ 
tle snakes asleep in the sun. The Indian looked at the 
Col., and inquired, “Raymun love fun?” “ Yes,” was 
the reply. “ Well, then, Raymun have fun ; mind Indian 
and hole a glum” (keep still). So he rowed silently to 
tlie shore, cut a crotched stick of hazel, and carefully 
placed the crotch astride the neck of a serpent that lay 
asleep close by the water’s edge. “ Take urn now Ray¬ 
mun ; hole fass.” The Col. then took hold of the stick, 
keeping the serpent down, while Big Bear tied up a little 
sack of powder with a slow match attached to it. He 
made this fast to the snake’s tail, lighted the match, 
and gave the order “ Let um go,” at the same time push¬ 
ing the canoe away from the shore. The snake being 
liberated, crawled away to his den. Big Bear immediate¬ 
ly stood up and clapped his hands, making as loud a noise 
as possible, which roused the snakes, and they, too, quick¬ 
ly disappeared. “Now look Raymun, now look, see fun,” 
said he, and in about a minute the powder exploded, 
when there was fun alive, for the men, though not for the 
reptiles. The snakes in hundreds covered the rocks, all 
hissing, rattling, twining, twirling, and jumping, in every 
way imaginable. Col. Raymond burst into a loud laugh, 
but the Indian, true to his nature, maintained the utmost 
gravity, though doubtless he inwardly enjoyed the sport 
quite as well as his friend. 
Ctiriciis ILettcr. 
An old German work contains the following curious let¬ 
ter from the manager of a traveling theatrical company, 
to his business agent: “ We have arrived here safe, 
after a long and troublesome journey, the ordered goods 
have arrived in good order. The messenger has brought 
us, snow and hail, in good order, the storm came one day 
later. I am sorry to say that the thunder bursted up and 
tile lightning we had to patch up also. The ocean and 
rivers, I wish you to send by canal as the freight is cheap¬ 
er, and do not forget to send us new clouds, and a new 
sun. But the most important thing we want is a Bay, as 
ours has been burnt. Then we want a few yards of for¬ 
ests, and at least twenty yards of clear air. Roll them 
all up, and send them immediately.” These terms refer- 
ed to the different parts of the scenery on the stage. 
A Modest Kecjiiest-A Capital Story. 
It is related of President Lincoln, that recently a farm¬ 
er applied to him to secure his assistance in collecting a 
bill against the government, for damages done by troops 
passing through his premises. The President referred 
him to the proper officer, whose duty it was to attend to 
such matters. But the man was anxious that Mr. Lincoln 
should examine the case personally, and give an order to 
have it settled. “ Then,” said he, “ they will attend to it 
at once ; otherwise I may have to wait a long time.” 
“But I have no leisure to look after such things,” said 
the President. “ It won’t take but a few minutes,” urged 
the man. “ You remind me of what occurred to a friend 
of mine on the Mississippi river,” said the President. 
“ He was Captain of a steamboat, and when passing 
through the rapids, he always took the wheel, and steered 
the boat himself. One day when he was in the most diffi¬ 
cult part of the stream, a boy came blubbering up to him 
crying, ‘ Captain, Captain !’— 1 Well, what do you want ?’ 
'Oh! do stop the boat, I’ve lost my apple overboard 
The farmer saw the point of the story, and wisely con¬ 
cluded to collect his bill in the usual routine manner. 
Taking it Coolly. 
A not very skillful mason was employed to build an 
oven, which he completed in his usual style. The first 
time it was used, the whole structure tumbled Into ruins, 
and the owner having found the mason, the following 
conversation occurred : “ I have some news for you.” 
“ Ah 1 What is it.” “ The oven you built for me has 
fallen down.” “ 0 that is nothing new—if it had fallen 
up that would have been news indeed.” In spite of ids 
vexation, the owner had to laugh at the mason’s coolness, 
and left him, to seek a good workman to rebuild the oven. 
A large number of Boys and Girls 
have in past years secured various articles from our 
premium list. Young persons are often the most suc¬ 
cessful canvassers. We have in mind a boy who secured 
a sewing machine for his mother; another who got a 
wringing machine for his mother ; and a school w hich 
recently obtained a melodeon for their Room, in the same 
way, for everybody was ready to help them. A liberal 
hearted gentleman paid the freight for (hem. These are 
only examples of what has been done, and may be done 
again. 
A Curious Sign. —A correspondent writes to the Ag¬ 
riculturist: “In Yreka, the county town of Siskiyou 
County (one of the northern counties of California, and 
on the Oregon line) the following sign hangs with glaring 
letters in front of a baker’s establishment, viz. : ‘S. Gil- 
lig’s, Yreka Bakery.’ ” At first sight this presents noth¬ 
ing remarkable, but upon examination it will be seen that 
the letters if read backwards, form exactly the same sign. 
Such a coincidence is extremely rare. 
A Crooked Company. —A Hibernian sergeant was 
drilling an awkward squad of volunteers, and spite of all 
his efforts, failed to bring them into a straight line. At 
last, out of all patience he cried out, “ Oh ! what a bent 
raw; just come out lads and look at yourselves.” 
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Names of Premium Articles. 
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