Seed Travelers

Each year the plants spring forth anew, Scattered far from where they grew, For seeds are travelers, you know Transported by animals, to and fro. In the last issue of the Beacon Lights the two agents of seed dispersal discussed were birds and insects.  This article will be a continuation of the same subject treating two other means of seed distribution, namely: animals and inherent mechanical devices. To our surprise, we may discover in the plant kingdom many “hitch-hikers”.  One of the...