446 



HOW PLANTS ARE SCATTERED 



they eat these fleshy parts at their leisure, leaving the seed per- 

 fectly fit to grow, as it often does. 



y/fflLsSs***^^^^^ 



FIG. 347. Red cedar trees planted by birds roosting on fences 



After Pine-hot 



Squirrels and blue jays are known to carry nuts and acorns 

 about and bury them for future use. These deposits are often 

 forgotten and so get a chance to grow, and in this way a good 

 deal of tree planting is done. 



FIG. 348. Seed of bloodroot with caruncle, or crest, which serves as a handle 

 for ants to hold on to. Ant ready to take the seed 



After Beal 

 1 See Beal, Seed Dispersal, pp. 69, 70. 



