. Botany for secondary schools; a guide to the knowledge of the vegetation of the neighborhood. Plants. 168 DISPERSAL OF SEEDS feet. This plant is easily grown in a gar- den (procure seeds of seedsmen). 329. Wind - travelers. — Wind- trans- ported seeds are of two general kinds— those that are provided with wings, as the flat seeds of catalpa (Fig. 301) and cone- bearing trees (Fig. 297) and the samaras of ash, elm, tulip-tree, ailanthus and maple; those that have feathery buoys or parachutes to enable them to float in the air. Of the latter kind are the fruits of many composites, in which the
. Botany for secondary schools; a guide to the knowledge of the vegetation of the neighborhood. Plants. 168 DISPERSAL OF SEEDS feet. This plant is easily grown in a gar- den (procure seeds of seedsmen). 329. Wind - travelers. — Wind- trans- ported seeds are of two general kinds— those that are provided with wings, as the flat seeds of catalpa (Fig. 301) and cone- bearing trees (Fig. 297) and the samaras of ash, elm, tulip-tree, ailanthus and maple; those that have feathery buoys or parachutes to enable them to float in the air. Of the latter kind are the fruits of many composites, in which the pappus is copious and soft. Dandelion (Fig. 302) and thistle (Fig. 256) are examples. The silk of the. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, Macmillan
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