CHAPTER X.

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Dispersion by hooks and spines—Martynia—Testa—Di Quaglia—

Burdock—Bedstraw—Dispersion by winged seeds or achenes—

Sycamore, pinus tribe, birch—Dispersion by silky down or

hairs—Dandelion, goat’s-beard, groundsel—Willow-herb—Bird

agency—Seas and rivers—Dispersion by elastic force—Pansy—

Balsam—Furze—Broom—Squirting cucumber—Dispersion by

hygrometric sensitiveness—Barley—Feather-grass—Mexican

insect—Dispersion by sticky glands—Linnæa Borealis—Salvia

glutinosa—Plumbago—Ground-nut self-buried.

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