Home Geography for Primary Grades

by C. C. Long

LESSON XXXI.

FRUITS.

Name some trees upon which grow things to eat. What do we call such trees?

THE ORANGE TREES ARE LOADED WITH GOLDEN FRUIT.

What fruit trees have you seen? What do we call the place where many fruit trees grow?

Did you ever pick berries? What makes it hard to pick blackberries?

Name fruits that grow about here. Which grow on trees? Which on bushes? Which on vines?

Mention the different uses of these fruits.

The orange is one of the most delicious and wholesome of fruits. It grows only in the warmer parts of our country. In winter as well as in summer, the orange trees are loaded with golden fruit and fragrant blossom. The blossoms are white, and are very beautiful.

Name other fruits that grow in warm parts of the country.