SEEDS THAT FLY WITH WINGS. 
MAPLES. 
have 
and 
Maple seeds also fly, but they 
silky or feathery or cottony plumes, 
have wings instead. The fruit of 
the maple tree is called a samara 
and consists of a seed pod with a 
wing. Usually two pods grow to- 
gether, though when thoroughly 
dry they fall apart. 
The wings are thin and light, 
wind sometimes carries them a long dis- 
tance. The maple blooms in the spring or 
early summer, and though its 
flowers have only stamens or 
pistils and no bright petals, yet 
they are very pretty. 
Maples, like willows and cattails, 
often have two kinds of flowers. 
One maple tree will often have 
all staminate flowers, and will 
look as if trimmed with fringe, 
as the staminate flowers have slender stems 
like threads. 
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