. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. 48 SOILS AND PLANT LIFE light enough to float. It is not easy for water to enter seeds of this class, but many of them will grow even after being water-soaked. Those seeds that are scattered by animals may be divided into three groups : (1) those which cling by means of hooks or spines to the fur, hair or bodies of animals; (2) those which have food stored within or around them,. - Seeds scattered by animals. Note the Cockleburs in the fur of the colUe. and which the birds and other animals carry some dis- tanc
. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. 48 SOILS AND PLANT LIFE light enough to float. It is not easy for water to enter seeds of this class, but many of them will grow even after being water-soaked. Those seeds that are scattered by animals may be divided into three groups : (1) those which cling by means of hooks or spines to the fur, hair or bodies of animals; (2) those which have food stored within or around them,. - Seeds scattered by animals. Note the Cockleburs in the fur of the colUe. and which the birds and other animals carry some dis- tance and drop; and (3) those which the animals eat and' which pass uninjured through the digestive tract. Some seeds, as those of the squirting cucumber, are â thrown some distance from the parent plant by the pod, itself, much as we snap a fresh cherry pit between our thumb and finger. When the pods of some other plants such as the yellow oxalis, become dry, they snap the seed. 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 Cunningham, Jules Cool, 1879-; Lancelot, William Henry, 1874-. New York : Macmillan
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