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In my bedroom I often
see fine lines on the wood
walls. A large fire beetle
enters the house also, the
mist being apart of a
dark brown dove shaped
surface 1 1/2 miles diameter.
It gives as much light
from under its wings cases
when flying about 1/2 candle
power I should estimate.
(II) Fig. At fiffin I tasted
the jack fruit a close
ally of the bread fruit +
a member of the same
order as the mulberry & fig.
The name is Artocarpus
integrifolia. The tree has
heavy green foliage & makes good
shadebut is small sized. The fruit
grows close to the trunk & is nearly 10