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The red, pink or white "petals" on a dogwood tree aren't petals at all, but rather bracts, which are modified leaves. The actual flowers of the dogwood are those tiny greenish-yellow objects in the center of the bracts, but which is actually a flowering head. Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
