Woodside. 



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short spike jutting from its apex, and we notice that some 

 of these are sticky just now. The sticky surface readily 

 holds such pollen grains as the wind may carry to it, and 



FIG. 17. THE OAK TREE. 



a, Branch with staminate catkins, b, Staminate flower, c, Pistillate flower, 

 d, Branch with acorns, e, Acorn and seed. 



fertilization then takes place. The bracts round the cell 

 join together and become hard and solid, the cell itself gets 

 larger and larger, and in time the whole forms an acorn, the 



