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Chapter I How Animals Get About. 
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1. Most of the larger animals move about freely 1 
2. Some animals catch rides in one way or another .... 2 
Chapter II. — Plants Spread by Means of Roots. 
3. Fairy rings 4 
4. How nature plants lilies 7 
5. Roots hold plants erect like ropes to a mast 8 
6. How oaks creep about and multiply 8 
Chapter III. — Plants Multiply by Means of Stems. 
7. Two grasses in fierce contention 12 
8. Runners establish new colonies 13 
9. Branches lean over and root in the soil 14 
10. Living branches snap off and are carried by water or wind . . 15 
Chapter IY. — Water Transportation of Plants. 
11. Some green buds and leaves float on water ... ... 18 
12. Fleshy buds drop off and sprout in the mud 20 
13. Seeds and fruits as boats and rafts 22 
14. Bits of cork around the seeds prevent them from sinking . . 24 
15. An air-tight sack buoys up seeds 25 
16. Fruit of basswood as a sailboat, and a few others as adapted to the water 27 
