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FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY 



their nests certain seeds which have fleshy growths on 

 their outer surfaces. Afterwards they eat these fleshy 



Fig. 276. — Bed Cedar Trees planted by Birds roosting on Fences. 



parts at their leisure, leaving the seed perfectly fit to 

 grow, as it often does.^ 



Squirrels and bluejays are known to carry nuts and 

 acorns about and bury them for future use. These 



Fig. 276. — Seed of Bloodroot with Caruncle or Crest, whioli serves as a Handle 

 for Ants to hold on to. Ant ready to talce the seed. 



deposits are often forgotten q,nd so get a chance to grow, 

 and in this way a good deal of tree-planting is done. 

 1 See Beal's Seed Dispersal, pp. 69, 70. 



