Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 793
w the bud,and the melted space takes the form of a minia-ture balloon, or round air-bubble, in the ice. As great disappointment to the little flower, for itsthe stem grows, the bud, surrounded by its pro- prime object in melting a way to the open airtecting bubble of air, gradually moves upward,… … FLOWERS ABOVE THESURFACE OF ICE AND SNOW NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 557 A FORTUNE IN A TREE The most valuable tree in the known world is thefamous avocado, or alligator-pear, tree, ownedby Mr. Harry A. Woodworth, of Whittier, Cali-fornia. The tree is just eight years old, and this yearmade…
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