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40. Why will the seed of a Ponderosa tomato produce a Pon- 

 derosa tomato, while the seed of a potato will not produce potatoes 

 like Us parent ? 



The reason is, potatoes have not had their seeds selected to fix 

 the type; tomatoes have. 



41. Do pine trees have tiowers? If so, when do they flower? 

 Yes ; they flower in May. 



42. Do oak trees bear seeds ? Do they bear flowers ? 



They do, and also flowers. The acorns are the seeds; the flowers 

 appear just as the leaves are starting. 



43. Do willows have seeds ? 

 Yes. 



44. How do willow trees propagate themselves so rapidly on sand 

 bars ? 



By their twigs, which are brittle, breaking off by winds or when 

 loaded with snow and ice, and floating down to sand bars, where they 

 root as cuttings. They also propagate by seeds. 



45. Does the white elm have seeds 1 If so, when do they ripen ? 

 Yes. They ripen in April, before leaves appear. 



46. When do ash seeds ripen ? 

 In autumn. 



47. How are Kentucky coffee beans and locust seed treated to 

 make them germinate 1 



By pouring boiling water over them and allowing them to soak 

 until they swell. 



48. Why are the roots of forced pie plant and asparagus unfit 

 for further use ? 



Their strength is spent in forcing. 

 • 49. Where are the famous fields of celery ? 

 In Michigan and Wisconsin. 



50. What are citrus fruit, and mention some ? 

 Lemon, citron, orange, bergamott, lime, etc. 



51. Where and how are cranberries raised? 



They are raised in swampy land in Michigan, in Canada, and sev- 

 eral northern states. 



52. What is a bud ? 



That from which a stem with its leaves is continued or a new stem 

 originated is a bud — Grays Botany. 



53. What is the difference between the fruit and the seed ? 



The fruit is the seed vessel. Practically it may include such parts 

 as the calyx, receptacle, etc. — Gray. 



