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manner of using it have been sufficiently indicated in the 

 paragraphs on the Chestnut and Apple. 



Stick-me-tight, Beggar's Lice (Bidens frondosa). 

 Facts : 



This common and troublesome weed belongs to 

 the same family, and distributes its fruits in the 

 same way. The flowers are yellow. 



Method : 



Both the necessary material and the manner of 

 using it have been sufficiently indicated in the above 

 paragraphs. 



Maple, Ash, Ailanthus. 



Facts : 



Many maples ripen and distribute their fruit in the 

 spring, but others, the sycamore maple for example, re- 

 tain the keys until fall. If they can be obtained, these 

 keys will serve excellently to show fruits distributed by 



the wind. The ash 

 or ailanthus will an- 

 swer equally well. 

 The fruits of the dan- 



Ailanthus, fruit. 



delion, thistle, and 

 milkweed illustrate the same point. For facts with 

 reference to maple and ailanthus trees, see pp. 218-222. 

 The ash is among the most graceful of trees and the 

 most useful. Its wood resembles the chestnut and oak 

 in appearance, but is lighter in color, and not so beautiful. 

 It is elastic, hard, and strong. 



