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ther, and they consist each of one scale, which is 

 surmounted by a kind of crest, h. The pollen is 

 contained in two cells formed in the body of each 

 scale, which open lengthways, as shown in the 

 scale of the Scotch Pine {Pinus sylvesiris)^ at^ in 

 fig. 94. The female scales or carpels when ripe 





Fig. 94. — Coxe of the Scotch Pine {Pinus sylcestris). 



form a strobile or cone (rZ), and in the Scotch 

 Pine they are thickened at the tip (e in^^. 93) ; 

 but when young they appear as shown at f. 

 Each scale is furnished with a thin membrane- 

 like bract on the outside, which is conspicuous 

 when young, but whicli is hidden by the scales 

 in the ripe cone ; and each has two seeds inside, 

 which are each furnished with a long thin trans- 

 parent wing (c). When the seed is ripe, the 

 cone opens as shown at c?, and the seeds falling 

 out are carried away by the wind. When the 



