WANDERERS THAT CLING. 
BURDOCKS. 
Seeds have other ways of going about besides being 
blown by the wind. One way is to fasten on to any- 
thing or anybody that passes and get carried to some 
other place. 
Burdocks do this. Burdocks grow in dooryards if 
they get a chance, and in fence corners and pastures 
and along roadsides, and in fact almost anywhere. 
They are sturdy weeds and often 
grow quite large. In " The Ugly 
' Hans Andersen 
tells us about 
them. 
"In a sunny 
spot stood a 
Duckling/ 
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