PLANTS THAT SHOOT THEIR SEEDS. 
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36. A seed case that tears itself from its moorings. — The 
perennial phlox in cultivation distributes its seeds in the 
following manner : when ripe, the calyx becomes dry 
and paper-like, and spreads out in the form of a saucer. 
The thick-walled dry pistil opens from the top into three 
Fig. 46. -A dry pod of wild bean bursting calyx that it is torn from 
spirally to throw the seeds. J 
the brittle attachment ; 
away go the seeds, mingled with the fragments of the 
pistil, no longer of any use. 
Fruits that sling their seeds are to be found in every 
neighborhood, and are first-class objects for the curious 
person to see and handle. Very fortunate is the girl or 
boy who is never fully satisfied with what he reads and 
sees pictured, but has a strong desire to learn how plants 
