Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 1158
Beechnuts and their burrs, or as the botanist calls them, soft-prickly coriaceous involucres. forest trees, we all know the sassafras in bloom,but who will send me some specimens of thefruiting of the sassafras. The books say thefruit is a dark blue, oblong drupe. Will ouryoung folk please send a… … AN ENLARGED BEECHNUT AND BURR. It is claimed by some that disappearance offruitings of the sassafras is due to birds, but per-chance some of our young folks know of sassafrasstone fruits that have not been taken by thebirds. DEALING WITH A BUCKING HORSE. Unity, Oregon.Dear St. Nicholas : I want you…
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