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carpels become completely coherent above the seeds, but the place of union is still 



Fie. 450. Juniperus Sabina : branch with fruit. 1'oisosoos. 



indicated by the scar at the apex ot the ripe fruit ; the tip of each carpel is a 

 little back from the corresponding angle of the suture. The fruit takes two years 



Fie;. 460. Juniperus com muni*, c, -Malt; flower; '-, fertile shoot witli female flower; c, female 

 flowerlwith one scale bent out of place; d, fruit. OFFICIAL. (After BERG and ScHMiDiyall 

 magnified.), 



to ripen. The succulence of the carpels gives the fruit the appearance of a berry. 



