Literature and Art 



Lesson i 7 



?*THE SCATTERING OF SEEDS 



What seeds are shown at the top of this page ? 

 How are such seeds scattered ? 



Tell of other seeds that are scattered in the same way. 

 Are seeds ever carried great distances in this manner ? 

 What do you know about maple seeds? What 

 other seeds are like them? If you have seen them 

 whirling in the air, tell when and where. 

 Name some seeds that have little hooks with which 

 they catch hold of passers by. 



Tell about any of them that you have seen carried on the 

 covering of animals or on the clothing of people. 



Mention some seeds that birds like for food. 

 How do birds help in scattering such seeds? 

 Do you know of any seeds that will float ? 

 Imagine an island without plants, in the midst of 

 the sea. Describe all the ways in which seeds might be 

 carried to it so that in time plants would be growing there. 



Write a letter to some one at home telling about what you have 

 liked best in your study of plants and seeds. 



In ivriting and addressing your letter, follow the 

 models on pages 18 and 29. 



Use capital letters correctly and punctuate carefully. 



