. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FLOWERS OF THE FIELD AND FOREST. 40 Sair from hia leg. On his way to another owcr the stalks of the polk'n mobses move, bringing the htttcr into <uch a position that they must come in contact with the stigma of the second flower. After pollina- tion, tiie two separate ovaries {Fig. LaWL 7) develop into rough," ' pod's (Fijf. LXXVL, 10) packed, wit .lat seeiLi ar- ranged in close layers. To eiu:li seed ia attached a iong tail of silken down, and when the pod ruotiiTL-s the seeds quickly spre
. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FLOWERS OF THE FIELD AND FOREST. 40 Sair from hia leg. On his way to another owcr the stalks of the polk'n mobses move, bringing the htttcr into <uch a position that they must come in contact with the stigma of the second flower. After pollina- tion, tiie two separate ovaries {Fig. LaWL 7) develop into rough," ' pod's (Fijf. LXXVL, 10) packed, wit .lat seeiLi ar- ranged in close layers. To eiu:li seed ia attached a iong tail of silken down, and when the pod ruotiiTL-s the seeds quickly spread their sails and float away to pastures new. Colonies are constantly being established, and the com- mon milkweed is found almost everywhere in fields and along the borders of thickets from the eastern shores of Canada to the Saskatchewan River. The swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, baa almost the same range. It is distinguished by its purplish- red or pink flowers and its lance-shaped leaves. Several othei species occur in vari- ous localities, all agreeing in the wonderful contrivance which ensure their survival in the struggle for existence. XIII. BY AUGUST WAYSIDKS. Even in Virgil's time, men were striving to \-anquish spreading succory which chukcd "the riadng field;" but sturdy and uncoji- quered it maintained its position and later travelled to the New World, where it found a moat congenial home. Throughout Cm-ida,. FIG. I it forms tangled masses of stems ami : branches covering acres of ground, and lining the roadsides. Its turquoise or azure blue flowers "matching the sky," appear in July, but their fulleat beauty is attained later, and some *>los8oms linger with the a&tera and polden-rods, until October. Chi- cory, Cichonum intybus, is a member ot Uin coin{K)site family, closely resembling the golden dandelion in the character of its in- florescence. The whole group has discovered that union is strength, and has combined
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