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entire. However, several red-seeded plants were found which had 
leaves comparatively entire as were plants of the Common species 
having leaves extremely notched. 
In general, the Common Dandelion was found to be more 
numerous although on one part of the campus the Red-seeded 
ones were more abundant. For a distance of two blocks east of 
the campus not a single Red-seeded plant could be found but for 
the same distance north of the campus the Red-seeded plants were 
very numerous. The question thus arises as to whether there are 
special seed beds of these plants and, if so, what conditions favor 
them. 
A definite conclusion, however, has been reached as to the color 
and shape of the seeds. The seeds of the Red-seeded Dandelion 
are of reddish brown color and in cross section are oval shaped 
while the seeds of the Common Dandelion are a greenish brown 
color and quite sharply notched, bearing tiny hairy filaments. 
Biology Department, 
Iowa Wesleyan College. 
