CALIFORNIA PLANTS IN THEIR HOMES 



squirrels bury some of the seeds for future use, and if they 

 forget where they have hidden them, or if they do not live 

 to eat them, the pine 

 seeds are well planted . 

 Some of our moun- 

 tain pines have large 

 seeds called pine nuts 

 or piflons. These 

 seeds have enemies 

 with hands as well as 

 enemies with sharp 

 teeth. They are 

 gathered in great 

 quantities by the In- 

 dians for winter sup- 

 plies; they are also 

 sent to our city mar- 

 kets. The pinon has 

 a hard shell, within 

 which an abundance 

 of food is packed 

 about the tiny plant. 

 You will think at first 

 that the baby plant 

 has only a stem, but 

 if you look closely you 

 will find at one end a 

 cluster of very short, 

 thick, white seed- 

 leaves, which can 

 grow into little green 

 needles like other pine 

 leaves. Pifions grow 

 so very slowly that it is 

 better to plant smaller pig.?. GERMINATION OF PINE SEED. 



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