cocoa-nut palms he owns.

Another well-known tropical fruit is the fig, which grows on a bush or
small tree about eighteen or twenty feet high.

The fig-tree is now cultivated in all the Mediterranean countries, but
the larger portion of the American supply comes from western Asia and
the south of France.

The varieties are extremely numerous, and the fruit is of various
colors, from deep purple to yellow, or nearly white.

The trees usually bear two crops--one in the early summer, the other in
the autumn.

When ripe, the figs are picked and spread out to dry in the sun. Thus
prepared, the fruit is packed closely in barrels, baskets, or wooden
boxes, for commerce.

Oranges and lemons are cultivated in nearly all warm countries. They
grow on trees somewhat smaller than apple trees, and must be picked for
export while they are hard and green.

They ripen during transportation, so that green oranges put up and sent
to us from Sicily or other distant points, change to a golden yellow
color by the time they reach us.

Oranges are grown largely in Florida and Louisiana, extensive orange
orchards being frequently met with in traveling through those States.
The oranges grown there are considered very choice, and are generally
sweeter than those brought from Italy.

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Language Lesson.--Define the following words, giving the meaning of
each part as indicated by hyphens: _ex-port-ing, un-common-ly,
dis-trust-ful, pro-vid-ing, un-bear-able, un-hope-ful_.

The syllables _placed before_ a stem are called _prefixes_; those
_placed after_ a stem, _suffixes_.

The words _shall_ and _will_ are used to indicate _future time_; as, I
shall go; you will go; he will go.

The three tenses of an action may in a general way be represented by the
words _yesterday, to-day_, and _to-morrow_.

Let pupils fill blanks in the following statements, and state the tense
of each action.

We ---- go to see them next week.

John ---- last night.

You and I ---- in school at the present time.

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LESSON LXVII.

found'ed, _established; placed_.

gar'ri son, _soldiers stationed in a fort or town_.

strode, _walked with long steps_.

coun'cil, _a number of men called together for advice_.

in cit'ing, _moving to action_.

de vot'ed, _very much attached_.

de feat'ed, _overcome_.

cul'ture, _a high state of knowledge_.

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