GERANIUMS. 
The bright flowers raised in 
hothouses or in windows, and 
that we call geraniums, do not /J%A 
often bear seed in the house. 
In that part of the world 
where they grow wild, and out 
of doors in the summer time, 
they do. And their seeds are 
very curious indeed ; for they 
can not only fly about but can 
bury themselves in the ground. 
The geranium flower bears five 
curious seed pods that grow close 
together around a 
common center. 
Each seed pod has 
one seed, and when 
the seed is ripe the 
pod splits away from 
the center-piece. 
The pod runs up to a 
point, as you can see in the picture. 
There is a long feather-like plume packed in the long 
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