. Botany for high schools. Botany. 200 GROWTH AND WORK OF PLANTS is more or less spiral, and the seeds whirl in a peculiar fashion as they fly through the air. The akene which contains the seed is heavier than the feathery style, and as it falls to the ground the end which contains the radicle is brought next the ground, so that the chance of germination and the establishment of the seedling in. Fig. i6i. Dandelion seeds. the ground is favored. Striking examples are seen in the ^' seeds or akenes of many of the composite flowers like the dande- lion, thistle, prickly lettuce, etc. Here the hai
. Botany for high schools. Botany. 200 GROWTH AND WORK OF PLANTS is more or less spiral, and the seeds whirl in a peculiar fashion as they fly through the air. The akene which contains the seed is heavier than the feathery style, and as it falls to the ground the end which contains the radicle is brought next the ground, so that the chance of germination and the establishment of the seedling in. Fig. i6i. Dandelion seeds. the ground is favored. Striking examples are seen in the ^' seeds or akenes of many of the composite flowers like the dande- lion, thistle, prickly lettuce, etc. Here the hairy pappus on the end of a long beak provides for the floating of the fruit, its action being much like that of a parachute as the akene slowly comes to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York, H. Holt and Company
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