﻿Balsami;Fir/'Balsam 



Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. 



1. A branch with staminate flowers x 1 



2. A stamen, front view x 10 



3. A stamen, lateral view x 10 



4. A branch with ovulate flowers x 1 



5. Cover-scale, lower side x 15 



6. Cover- and ovuliferous-scale, upper side, 



showing ovules x 15 



7. A fruiting branch showins mature cones 



X 1/2 



8. Scale and subtending bract from mature 



cone, lower side x 1 

 0. Scale from mature cone, upper side, show- 

 ing seeds x 1 

 : 0. Winged seed x 1^^ 



