(Growerer se) $22 aontained Wibnin 2 receptacleg leaves needle-like, exc oa 
iy Tanjio2rus 2nd wheyva they sre minute and scale-like 
n Juniparus and Thuja where they Are minuve ale-1ike 
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General Key 
Ovul2s borne upon tic su o2 scales which ar3 at natin § 
usually earranged sbout a central axic, form ing *eepyfa cone, ‘ 
at—eatusity, which in Juninerus beco. 2s fleshy rather than a 
moody, completely hiding tne se2ds; in Taxus a bright red 3 
cherrv-Lik: structure is in neither case are the 
enoles braided cord; 
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Ovulate strobili of a solitary ovule, becoming a bony stone, at maturity 
-Gnolosed or subtended by a fleshy integument 
Taxacese p. et) 
Ovulate strobili of several ovule-bearing woody cone scales (coalescent and 
berry-like in Juniperus), the ovules becoming winged or wingless 
seeds 
Leaves and cone scales spirally arranged, the leaves in ours needle- . 
like, 1-25 cm, longs cotyledons several 
Pinaceae (p. —) 
Leaves and cone scales cyclically arranged in 2's and 3's, the leaves 
an ours small and scale-like, closely appressed and covering 
the branchlets; cotyledons 2 
Cupressaceae i men ) 
or several 
