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would produce seeds. We will all watch the tassels for the 

 next two or three weeks, and I think we can then answer 

 his question. I think you will find that the staminate ones 

 will soon wither and fall off. 



The class might now be asked to compare the flowers of 

 some other poplar with those of the aspen. 



FIG. 26. SOFT MAPLE. 

 a, fruit; 6, leaves; c, flowers. All reduced. 



Observations. Note also chipmunks, red and gray squirrels, rabbits, 

 and other small mammals. 



