. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. :::::::::=i: WALKS IN THE CACTUS COUNTRY ;*:::;â .::;: brittle and five-sided and as light as air. They re- minded one in shape somewhat of the sea-jellies [Beroe) which drift in the currents of tlie ocean. And the simile is not confined to the exterior, for within liangs a small round sac containing the tiny fiat brown seeds, just as, in certain of the animal jelly-fishes, the pendu- lous stomach is swung. Out of curiosity I counted the seeds in one of these seed-vessels and found two hun- dred and fifty-three. A single branch which I broug
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico. Natural history; Birds. :::::::::=i: WALKS IN THE CACTUS COUNTRY ;*:::;â .::;: brittle and five-sided and as light as air. They re- minded one in shape somewhat of the sea-jellies [Beroe) which drift in the currents of tlie ocean. And the simile is not confined to the exterior, for within liangs a small round sac containing the tiny fiat brown seeds, just as, in certain of the animal jelly-fishes, the pendu- lous stomach is swung. Out of curiosity I counted the seeds in one of these seed-vessels and found two hun- dred and fifty-three. A single branch which I brought home with seventy-nine globes would, therefore, scat- ter some eighteen thousand fruit. The least touch or. SEED-PODS â¢â¢Â«<^ 49 ^". 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 Beebe, William, 1877-1962. London, A. Constable & company, ltd. , Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin
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