Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 373
An insect stings thetip of the twig and depos-its an egg, causing thisqueer growth that hassomewhat the appearance … that this injury to theplant sometimes bringsout a beauty in this ab-normal growth that isgreater than that of anypart of the natural plant.Thus in the oak, theflowers, leaves, andacorns are not so beau-tiful in delicate structureand dainty tinting as isthe fuzzy exterior of thewoolly oak-galls.…
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