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WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



PARTRIDGE VINE: 



(A) i. Why is this plant called the Partridge Vine? 



2. Why it is sometimes called the Twin Berry? 



3. Are the flowers always borne in pairs? 



4. Do you find flowers which show the extra- 



ordinary variations in the length and position 

 of stamens and pistil? 



5. Where is nectar secreted? 



6. How is the robbery of this nectar by ants 



prevented? 



7. In what sorts of situations are Partridge Vines 



most abundant? 



8. Do the berries ripen and go by in a short 



time, as does the fruit of the strawberry, 

 raspberry and blackberry? 



9. What is the arrangement of the leaves on the 



stems of the Partridge Vine? 



10. Do these leaves ever make a mosaic on the 

 ground beneath the pine trees? 



(B) Write a description of the Partridge Vine, its 



blossoms and fruit, and illustrate it by careful 

 drawings. 



