. Lessons in botany. Botany. SEED DISTRIBUTION. 207 or silkweed (Asclepias cornuti), so abundant in rich grounds, is attractive not only because of the peculiar pendent flower. Fig. 250. Milkweed (Asclepias cornuti) ; dissemination of seed. clusters, but also for the beautiful floats with which it sends its seeds skyward, during a puff of wind, to finally lodge on the earth. 464. Means for floating the seeds.—The large boat-shaped, tapering pods, in late autumn, are packed with oval, flat- tened, brownish seeds, which overlap each other in rows like shingles on a roof. These make a pretty pict
. Lessons in botany. Botany. SEED DISTRIBUTION. 207 or silkweed (Asclepias cornuti), so abundant in rich grounds, is attractive not only because of the peculiar pendent flower. Fig. 250. Milkweed (Asclepias cornuti) ; dissemination of seed. clusters, but also for the beautiful floats with which it sends its seeds skyward, during a puff of wind, to finally lodge on the earth. 464. Means for floating the seeds.—The large boat-shaped, tapering pods, in late autumn, are packed with oval, flat- tened, brownish seeds, which overlap each other in rows like shingles on a roof. These make a pretty picture as the pod in drying splits along the suture on the convex side, and exposes them to view. The silky tufts of numerous long, delicate white hairs on the inner end of each seed, in. 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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