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SEEDS THAT FLY WITHOUT WINGS 
OR PLUMES. 
Poppy seeds have no wings and no plumes, and yet 
they are carried far and wide by the wind. Poppypod> 
That is because they are so very small and so ^r^ 
very light. They look more like dust than 
seeds. 
The poppy pod is like a cup 
with a cover on, but around the 
edge, just below the cover, is a 
row of small holes, each covered 
by a lid. These lids do not open 
until the poppy seeds are ripe ; 
then they do, and the fine seeds 
can get out of the holes. But 
hoiv do thev get out ? They 
cannot move of themselves, 
but the wind sways the 
poppy pod this way and 
that on its long stalk, 
and the little seeds are 
shaken out only to be 
caught by the wind and blown away. 
Perhaps you think that is not a very sure way for 
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