The First-[Sixth] Reader of the Popular Series (Volume 4) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881. Excerpt: ... Written Exercise. Third Series.'--1. Small things' are springs'. (A small thing is a spring.)--2. The streams' that bubble from rocky heights', and then escape from their' fountains', grow as they' onward flow down the sides' of the mountains'.--3. As they' sweep along they' often lose themselves' in the forests', or plunge out of sight in deep caverns' (some).--4. They' bound over rocky ledges', and foam and roar as they' fall down lofty cliffs' (some lofty cliff).--5. But when they' reach the plains' they' flow more gently onward, and cease their' angry murmurs'. CHAPTER XVII.-THE GEEAT BEEEY SEASON IN FEUITLAND. Part I.--Bright Prospects. 1. It will be seen, by looking at the Teacher's Map, that the country south of Lake-View village is called Fruitland. It is a great fruit region; and the people who reside there are chiefly occupied in raising the smaller fruits for the city markets. 2. At the time of which we are now speaking, there had been no late spring frosts in Fruitland to kill the blossoms of the strawberries," and the weather had been good--neither too wet nor too dry; and so the vines were loaded with berries, and the berries were very large. 3. But all around Norfolk in Virginia, and in Delaware, Strawberries.--Question pupils as to what they know of the different kinds, the flowers, runners, mode of cultivation, getting and setting out new plants, etc. The strawberry has only five petals (flower-leaves), --the same as the rose, blackberry, raspberry, apple, pear, quince, peach, plum, and cherry in their natural state; but in some of these cultivation produces many petals, as we see in the rose. The wild rose (our wild brier) has only five petals. Plants that have the number of their petals much increased by cultivation do not produce perfe...