TUE SEEDS "I CVMXOSI'l UMS. 



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the cone; in the Cypress and other Copressinese, on the other hand, towards the 

 Free margin of the scale (figs. .'!:iT ; ' " i, and away from the axis of the cone. 



In several species, as in the Stone Pine (Piims Pinea) and the A.rolla Pine 

 (Pinus Cemhnt), the seed coal attains a thickness of TA to 2 millimetres, so thai 

 the seed resembles a nut in appearance. Both these species, indeed, serve as an 



tus Lily (Sclwnbium speciosum). (From a photograph.) 



article of diet, being eaten like nuts. The Beedsof Pines and Fir-trees are provided 

 with a one-sided wing (cf. figs. 335 8,4 > 6 ) which plays an important part, in their 

 dispersal by wind. In tin- Maidenhair Tree (Gingko biloba) the integument of tin' 

 seed becomes succulent and coloured a bright orange, so that the seed in a way 

 resembles a drupe {cf. ti^. 337 7 ). In Cycaa revoluta, also, the integument becomes 

 red and fleshy (cf. fig. 208 7 , p. 74) 



