THE MICROSCOPE AND PLANT LIFE 



their creping stems and rings of scale-like leaves, 

 on club mosses, mosses proper and fungi but not on 

 flowering plants. 



Should the student of plant life not yet be satiated 

 with following the suggestions we have made, he can 

 i turn his attention to fruits and seeds and the con- 

 ' trivances designed for their distribution. The 

 fruits of goosegrass, popularly known as cleavers, 

 are studded with little hooks so that they may 

 adhere to any passing animal. The fruits of Bur- 

 dock are similarly armed and if we make a study 

 of fruits and seeds we shall find that this is a very 

 common method of ensuring distribution. There are 

 also a number of seeds covered with hairs which 

 render them buoyant; those of the willow herb are 

 easily found, so too are the fruits of dandelion, 

 thistle and groundsel. These and many more will 

 ; give us many an interesting hour, towards autumn. 



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