Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 93
a dandelion seed withits pappus still adhering. The individual hairs ofthis are almost straight, but each has a number surface. The tip, also, is specially modified.Extending down opposite sides for about an inchare two cutting edges, looking as if the quill hadbeen cast in a mold and just a little… … DRIED SEED PODS OF MULLEIN. On the dried leaves on the stalks below are the wonderfullybranched hairs. of spines coming from it as if it had sprouted allalong its length. These give more buoyancy tothis tiny parachute with the little seed at the bot-tom of the stem, awaiting a suitable place to…
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