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later in the season, they are a nuisance and must be removed one by one. These clinging seeds are nature's way of insuring that the seeds are distributed; us humans make a good substitute — or addition to — the fur of mammals moving through the fields.
My favorite of September's raodside flowers tal^es careful noticing, a slowing down of the car. The flowers are orange, not more than an inch long, and hang on the plant like tiny, wide-mouthed horns. Each has a nectar filled spur at the back. The plant is often called Jewel Weed. The leaves do not absorb water and dew and raindrops stand on the foliage like lustrous pearls.
They are also known as TouchMe-Not. Better known as Impatiens, they are distinctly related to the plant much in evidence in gardens and as house plants. Flowers of both the native and introduced species produce seed pods which burst when ripe, flinging seeds in every direction. Impatiens fits perfectly.
There are five segments to the elongated seed pod of the wild Impatiens; they are held together under tension at the lower tip. A touch can cause each segment to suddenly curl in a spiral flinging the brown seeds outward. A well-placed raindrop, the wind or a mammal moving through can cause the expulsion of seeds. You try it. Look for a pod which is plump and bulging with seeds, carefully pinch it off at the stem, lay it in the palm of your hand and touch lightly. The result is a soundless explosion of seeds. Impatiens grown in pots or
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