DISPERSAL BY WIND. 



853 



in consequence of the continuous growth after the flower has faded and the ultimate 

 desiccation of persistent bracts, as is seen in the Hop {Humulus Lupulus), the 



Fig. 467. — Dispersion of fruits and seeds by the wind. 



1 Megacarpfea laciiiiata. 2 Ailantkus glandulosa. " Polygonum Sieboldi. * Ptelea tri/oliata. 6 ^schynomene glabrata. 

 ^ Opoponax Cretica. T BanUteria Sinemariensis. ^ Gyrocarpus Asiaticus. ^ Triopteris bi/urca. ^f^ Acer MonspessiUanum. 

 11 Artedia squamata. 12 Betula verrucosa. " Laserpitium lati/oUum. 



Oriental Hornbeam {Carpinus Orientalis), and the Lime (Tilia intermedia) (see 

 figs. 468 ''■ and 468 ^). In many cases, as, for instance, in the Tree of Heaven (Ailan- 



