Wild Apples
Henry David Thoreau
Wild Apples
Henry David Thoreau · English
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Wild Apples
Henry David Thoreau · English
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THE HISTORY OF THE APPLE-TREE It is remarkable how closely the history of the Apple-tree is connected with that of man. The geologist tells us that the order of the Rosaceæ, which includes the Apple, also the true Grasses, and the Labiatæ, or Mints, were introduced only a short time previous to the appearance of man on the globe. It appears that apples made a part of the food of that unknown primitive people whose traces have lately been found at the bottom of the Swiss lakes, suppo
Wild Apples
Henry David Thoreau
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