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to flower, or from tree to tree, though these may 
sometimes be a long distance apart. 
9. Amongst the plants whose pollen is carried by 
the wind, the commonest are the corn and the rest 
of the grass family. Examine for yourself the flower 
of one of these plants, and you will see at once how 
lightly the dangling anthers hang, and how they 
seem to tempt the frolicsome breeze to scatter the 
pollen for them. 
SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS.— I. 
1. If we do not gather the seed it falls to the ground 
when it is quite ripe, and in time a young plant 
sprouts forth from it, of the same kind as that on 
which it grew. It may be that only a short time 
passes before this growth takes place, or, as in the 
case of some of the palms, even years may go by 
before the new plant shows itself. 
2. We so frequently see young seedlings springing 
up, that perhaps we do not stop to think how 
wonderful it is that soft tender leaves should un- 
fold from the hard seed. Only think of it for a 
moment, and you will surely be curious to know 
what there is within a seed, and how a living plant 
can sprout forth from it. 
3 . It is easy to examine the parts of a large seed, 
such as a bean or pea. When soaked in water it 
