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seeds b}' the \va}-. On a hot summer's day one 

 may hear the dispersion of seeds ! The furze and 

 broom pods, the sweet j:)eas, and especially fir tree 

 cones, make quite a loud report as the)' split and 



BROOM AXn SWF.KT-PKA PODS. 



scatter their contents. The tension causing these 

 explosions is in some cases brought about hy the 

 fluids inside the fruit. This is the case with the 

 squirting cucumber, which, when fully ripe, is so 



