446 



HOW PLANTS ARE SCATTERED 



they eat these fleshy parts at their leisure, leaving the seed per- 

 fectly fit to grow, as it often does. 



FIG. 347. Red cedar trees planted by birds roosting on fences 

 After Pinchot 



Squirrels and blue jays are known to carry nuts and acorns 

 about and bury them for future use. These deposits are often 

 forgotten and so get a chance to grow, and in this way a good 

 deal of tree planting is done. 



FIG. 348. Seed of bloodroot with caruncle, or crest, which serves as a handle 

 for ants to hold on to. Ant ready to take the seed 



After Beal 

 1 See Beal, Seed Dispersal, pp. 69, 70. 



