Plants and their ways in South Africa . from a single flower, and that the Mulberry is a headof imperfect flowers. The Pineapple is a head of perfect flowers crowded together 184 Plants and their Ways in South Africa in a spike. The flowers, with their bracts and the central axis,become juicy. By cultivation the Pineapple has lost its seeds. By our definition of a berry, a Tomato, a Calabash, a Grape,and an Orange are berries, but a Strawberry, a Blackberry, anda Mulberry are not. This seems like a study of plants througha looking-glass . Our definition of a fruit will have to be modified for
Plants and their ways in South Africa . from a single flower, and that the Mulberry is a headof imperfect flowers. The Pineapple is a head of perfect flowers crowded together 184 Plants and their Ways in South Africa in a spike. The flowers, with their bracts and the central axis,become juicy. By cultivation the Pineapple has lost its seeds. By our definition of a berry, a Tomato, a Calabash, a Grape,and an Orange are berries, but a Strawberry, a Blackberry, anda Mulberry are not. This seems like a study of plants througha looking-glass . Our definition of a fruit will have to be modified for suchfruits as that of the Apple, Strawberry, and Pineapple. It maybe defined as that part of the plant which is stimulated togrowth as the result of fertilization. CHAPTER XX. THE SEEDS TRAVELLING OUTFIT. Seeds are not only well supplied with food before beginningtheir independent life, but every means is taken to arm andequip them in such a way that they may travel far afield, tofind congenial soil. If they were to drop down under the.
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