18 CONIFERS. 
3. Female organ, at a little more advanced period, the 
formation of the projecting part of the scale of the 
cone has commenced in the shape of a keel-shaped 
process between the ovula. 
3. Pinus ezcelsa Pl. CCCLXVI. Pinus abies Gr. Mss. 
Vide Itinerary Notes p. 123. No. 398. 
4. Pinus Khasyanus Gr. Pls. CCCLXVII and CCCLXVIU. 
Vide Itinerary Notes p. 58, No. 901. 
Has. Khasyah mountains. 
5. Pinus longifolia, Pl. CCCLXIX.—CCOCLXX. From 
otan. 
l. Female flowers with apex of branch. E 
2. Spike of female flowers with the bracteze? separated. 
3, 4, 4. Female flower different views. 
5. Ditto upper or posticous face, 6 opposite face. 
7. Ditto opposite face, coat of ovulelaid open shewing the 
nucleus. 3 
8. Nucleus separated. 1 
9. Ditto more advanced upper face. 3 
10, Ditto opposite face. E 1 
11. More advanced, testa laid open of one ovule, sphacela- F1 
tion of nucleus as well as apex of testa evident. 3 
. 12, Nucleus detached. 
13. Branch with male flowers. 
14. Leaves of base with the sheath. 
15. Ditto sheath laid open. 
16. Included base of leaves. 
17. Male ament. 
18, 19, 20. Anthers before dehiscence, different views. 
21, 22. Ditto after dehiscence, 
23. Pollen viewed as an opaque object. 
24, 24. Ditto viewed in water, 
25, 26. Ditto in spirits. 
27, 27, 27. Ditto after maceration for an hour 4, 
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