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ia) Maize plant showing the pollen-bearing 

 flowers (at the top), and, lower down, two of the 

 pistil-bearing flowers, (h) One of the pollen- 

 bearing flowers magnified, (c) Pistils, showing 

 the growing grains, (d) Head or cob. 



(4) The common dock makes its seed by help of the wind. 

 Examine tlie flowers. 



(5) Stand below a willow tree in the time of flower, and try to 

 find out its plan of making seed. Is it wind -fertilized ? 



(6) Examine the flower of native couch grass. Look for the 

 stamens with their white loose anthers, and for the white or pink 

 pistil. Use lens. 



Composition Exercise : Describe the flowers of any tree or 

 grass that uses the wind as pollen-carrier. 



Drawing Exercise : Make a drawing of a branch (of any tree) 

 bearing catlcins. 



