THE SHOOT. 



mon among the cone-bearing trees. In these plants the 

 short branches carry the clusters of needle leaves (figs. 101, 



FIG. 101. A shoot of Scotch pine showing two regions of dwarf branches each with a 

 pair of needle leaves, and three regions of flower branches ; the flowers have fallen 

 from lower two, showing scale leaves covering the stem. Natural size. After Will- 

 komm. 



102, 358). After the death of the leaves the branches 

 themselves drop off. Somewhat similar short branches are 



