APPENDIX II 177 



Materials for explosive fruits may be dried and the explo- 

 sive character may be inferred after explosion. Occasion- 

 ally the phenomenon may be observed in the laboratory, or 

 the student may keep the fruits under observation at home 

 until it occurs. For methods of dehiscence, the plants rec- 

 ommended are generally accessible at the right season (i.e. 

 after flowering) and the dried, opened capsules may be 

 stored in pasteboard boxes until needed. Care must be 

 taken to obtain a suitable Poppy. The smaller red or white 

 garden species are usually excellent. 



CHAPTER XXIX 

 DRY INDEHISCENT FRUITS 



General Reading 



Gray, Text-book, p. 294 ( 562). 



Kerner and Oliver, Volume II, Part I, p. 429. 



IN addition to the reading recommended in the following 

 chapters, it will be well for the teacher to read what is said 

 in Kerner and Oliver's " Natural History of Plants " upon 

 Creeping Mechanisms (Volume II, Part 2, pp. 843, 844). 



CHAPTER XXX 



SEED DISPERSAL BY ANIMALS 



General Reading 



Kerner and Oliver, Volume II, Part 2, pp. 866-876. 

 Lubbock, Flowers, Fruits, and Leaves, pp. 75-80. 



V. Kerner and Oliver, Volume II, Part i, pp. 442-450. 



VI. Kerner and Oliver, Volume II, Part 2, pp. 866, 867. 



