Fig, 7. — Scotch pine {Vhms sylvestris) . Terminal parts of 



leafy branches, with spore-bearing leaves in "cones" at the tips 



of lateral branches. As the cones mature during the first year 



their stalks bend down. The cones at the right are one year old. 



The pine tree is the sporophyte, corresponding to the stalked spore 



case of the moss (Fig. 4) . 



Reproduced, by permission, from Gager's Fundamentals of Botany, 

 published by P. Blakiston's Sons & Co. 



