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FIELD AM) WOODLAND PLAXTS 



the young Dodder plants do not aj)pear before their future hosts 

 have had time to grow sufKciently large to su])])ort and noui-ish 

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



GKEATER UoU1)1;1!, on nettle— A. COJU'LETE 1'lant. 



have also jiroduced strong shoots and leaves from theii" 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. 



