. Beginnings in agriculture. Agriculture. DISSEMINATION AND MULTIPLICATION OF PLANTS 125 he had tried liis best. The burdock and sti(;k-ti^ht were ^ivc^n httle coik'd arms to clutch the fur of a passing- animal and ride away to a nc^w home. The tumble weed excelled all otluirs in clevcirnciss. In -the autumn, when its sec^ds were ripe, it broke off at the surface of the ground, and by the wind was sw('})t tumbling- across the fi(!ld, leaving a trail of seed wherever it passed. The wild carrot, not to be outdone, sent its seeds skid- dering across the country on the smooth snow in winter. The t
. Beginnings in agriculture. Agriculture. DISSEMINATION AND MULTIPLICATION OF PLANTS 125 he had tried liis best. The burdock and sti(;k-ti^ht were ^ivc^n httle coik'd arms to clutch the fur of a passing- animal and ride away to a nc^w home. The tumble weed excelled all otluirs in clevcirnciss. In -the autumn, when its sec^ds were ripe, it broke off at the surface of the ground, and by the wind was sw('})t tumbling- across the fi(!ld, leaving a trail of seed wherever it passed. The wild carrot, not to be outdone, sent its seeds skid- dering across the country on the smooth snow in winter. The touch-me-not provided itself with a spring which, when tlus ripened pod burst, threw the sckhIs far away from the parcmt. Other plants were given bright, attractive seeds, that tasted good to birds, which ate them and scattered the seeds in their flight. Still other plants simply walked away from their parents and took up new homes for themselves. The white clover and the straw- berry reached out their branches as far as they could from th(^ j)arent, plant, sent down roots, l>e- gan to make their own living as independent plants, and separated from their parents. The blu(^-grass reached out in the same way underground, and sent up, all about the parent, new phmts which soon b(;cam(! independent. With s(^ many means of multiplying, it is little wonder that the earth is covered with a great variety and tangk; of plants, all struggling for place and opportunity to live. Man's method. — When man ])egan to live a settled life, he dis- covered that he could not depend on Nature to plant his garden, for. Via. ('){}. — Millet's .s('(!(l-H() 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 Mann, Albert Russell, 1880-. New York, Macmillan company
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