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WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
PaRTRIDGE VINE: 
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Why is this plant called the Partridge Vine? 
Why it is sometimes called the Twin Berry? 
Are the flowers always borne in pairs? 
Do you find flowers which show the extra- 
ordinary variations in the length and position 
of stamens and pistil? 
Where is nectar secreted? 
How is the robbery of this nectar by ants 
prevented? 
In what sorts of situations are Partridge Vines 
most abundant? 
Do the berries ripen and go by in a short 
time, as does the fruit of the strawberry, 
raspberry and blackberry? 
What is the arrangement of the leaves on the 
stems of the Partridge Vine? 
Do these leaves ever make a mosaic on the 
ground beneath the pine trees? 
(B) Write a description of the Partridge Vine, its 
blossoms and fruit, and illustrate it by careful 
drawings. 
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