DISPERSAL BY WIND. 



853 



m consequence of the continuous growth after the flower has faded and the ultimate 

 desiccation of persistent bracts, as is seen in the Hop (Humulus Lupulits), the 



Fig. 467. —Dispersion of fruits and seeds by the wind. 



I Megacarpcea laciniata. 2 Ailanthus glandulosa. ^ Polygonum Sieboldi. * Ptelea trifoliata. & ^jschynomene glabrata. 

 6 Opoponax Cretiea. ? Banisteria Sinemariensis. s Gyrocarpus Asiaticus. * Triopteris bi/urca. 10 Acer Monspessulanum. 

 11 Artedia sguamata. 12 Betula verrucosa. ^8 Laserpitium lati/olium. 



Oriental Hornbeam (Garpinus Orientalis), and the Lime (Tilia intermedia) (see 

 figs. 468 ^ and 468 ^). In many cases, as, for instance, in the Tree of Heaven [Ailan- 



