Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 210
ith a bang upon a slight touch at thetriggers (the tip ends of the pods) throw thecannon-balls (the seeds) to a great distance.The discharge is so sudden, so snappy, and thecontortions and intertwinings of the parts of thepods so intricate that they make one jump, ex-claim, and laugh, all at once.… … THE PODS OF THE BALSAM. The two pods at the left have gone off with a bang (snap) and most of the seeds were thrown quite a distance. The pod at the right is like a cannon all loaded and ready to be fired. Just touch the tip, at left. view of their pretty white bodies and their grace- If you have…
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