. Elements of botany. Botany; Botany. Fig. 179. — I, Barbed Points from Fruit of Beggar's Ticks, magnifleii eleven times. II, Hook of Cocklebur, magnified eleven times ; III, Beggar's Ticks Fruit, natural size ; IV, Cocklebur Hook, natural size. (3) Why are the seeds or the layers surrounding the seeds of many pulpy fruits too hard to be chewed, as in the date and the peach ? (4) Why are the seeds of some pulpy fruits too small to be easily chewed, as in the fig and the currant ? (5) Account for the not infrequent presence of currant 1 See Kerner and Oliver, vol. 11, pp. 442-450, and Phytobiot
. Elements of botany. Botany; Botany. Fig. 179. — I, Barbed Points from Fruit of Beggar's Ticks, magnifleii eleven times. II, Hook of Cocklebur, magnified eleven times ; III, Beggar's Ticks Fruit, natural size ; IV, Cocklebur Hook, natural size. (3) Why are the seeds or the layers surrounding the seeds of many pulpy fruits too hard to be chewed, as in the date and the peach ? (4) Why are the seeds of some pulpy fruits too small to be easily chewed, as in the fig and the currant ? (5) Account for the not infrequent presence of currant 1 See Kerner and Oliver, vol. 11, pp. 442-450, and Phytobiotogy (second paper), by Prof. W. F. Ganong, Bulletin No. 13 of the New Brunswick Natural History Society, St. John, N. 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn
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