1881.] 



Friiifii and Scrds. 



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So, again, the Anastatica hicrochun(ir<(, or " Rose of Jericho," a 

 small annual with rounded pods, which frequents sandy places in 

 Egypt, Syria, and Arabia, when dry, curls itself up into a ball or 

 round cushion, and is thus driven about by the wind until it finds a 

 damp place, when it uncurls, the pods open, and sow the seeds. 



FiQ. 12. 



a, maple ; b, sycamore ; c, lime ; d, homV>o.im ; e, elm ; /, birch ; g, pine ; li, fir ; i", a.-h. 



These cases, however, in which seeds are rolled by the wind along 

 the ground are comparatively rare. There are many more in which 

 seeds are wafted through the air. If you examine the fruit of a 

 Sycamore you will find that it is provided with a wing-like expansion, 



