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FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS 



the young Dodder plants do not appear before their future hosts 

 have had time to grow sufficiently large to support and nourish 

 them. Perennial plants, too, which are attacked by the Dodder, 



Greater Dodder, on Nettle— A. Complete Plant. 



have also produced strong shoots and leaves from their roots or 

 underground stems by the time that the parasite begins its search 

 for ready-made organic food ; and it is clear that if the Dodder 

 seeds germinated earlier in the season, the young plants would 

 starve for want of suitable herbs to give them support and 

 nourishment. 



