Glacial Markings of Unusual Forms in the Laurentian Hills

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Page 88 - It grows In a globular form, often three or four fe^t in diameter. When killed by frost, the branches remain rigid, the plant soon loosens from the soil, and the wind drives It bounding over the fields and prairies, until brought up In some fence corner. When the corner Is full, those that follow are enabled to scale the fence. With a change of wind, all the lodged plants are set flying In another direction. This is an effective method of scattering the seeds...
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