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are dropped after being carried far from the 

 parent plant. (121) 



Shooting See.ds. 



The styles and carpels of some plants dry, 

 contract, and curl up when the seeds are ripe, 

 and, separating at the base, shoot the seeds out 

 from the plant. (122) 



The fruit of many umbelliferous plants is 

 shot away by animals brushing against the 

 dry, stiff stalks, which, by swinging back again 

 into place, jerk off the loosely attached fruit. 

 (123) 



The Poppy shakes its seeds out from the 

 pores or windows of its capsule either by the 

 wind swaying the long, slender stalks or by 

 animals brushing against them. (124) 



The pods of some plants split open, and as 

 the two valves part and curl, the seeds are 

 ejected. (125) 



THE SEED. 



The Seed is the matured ovule. It consists 

 of an Embryo (or young plant) and a Cover- 

 ing, usually of two coats. The seed also very 



