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verse section of anther; 4, two female flowers in their cupule; 5, ovary, 

 advancing towards maturity; 6 and 7, the same in section; 8, fruits 

 exposed by the splitting of the cupule into four valves; 9, the same 

 before splitting; 10, seed in section; 11 and 12, buds, p. 252 (Wi). 



Fig. 86. Beech, Fagus sylvatica. 3, vertical section through female 

 inflorescence; 5, ripe fruit showing between the valves of the cupule, 

 p. 252 (Wo). 



Fig. 87. Beech, Fagus sylvatica. A, a terminal shoot with c? and ? in- 

 florescences; B, a c? flower; C, a ? partial inflorescence; D, plan-diagram 

 of a flowering terminal shoot in bud; 1 9 the stipular bud-scales, the 

 inner of which have their corresponding leaves. The innermost leaves bear 

 <? or ? inflorescences in the axils; E, plan-diagram of (7; / cover-scale; 

 a /3 bracts; a' ft bracteoles subtending the four-lobed cupule which en- 

 closes the two ? flowers ; * the missing central flower of the dichasium, 

 p. 252 (Ei). 



