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A HANDBOOK OF CONIFERS 



9-11 in.) long, at the end of the preceding year's shoots. Male 

 flowers stalked, consisting of 6-8 stamens and surrounded at the 

 base by ovate scales. Female flowers scattered, near the ends of 

 the branchlets of the preceding year, sohtary or several together, 



Fig. IQ^.—TAXODIUM DISTICHUM. 



a, spray ; 6, foliage ; c, section of leaf ; d, spray with male flowers ; e, male flower ; /, stamen 

 with three" pollen sacs ; g, female cone ; h, two seeds, dorsal view ; i, seed ; k, transverse section of 

 seed ; I, shoot of var. pendulum. 



consisting of numerous overlapping pointed bracts adhering 

 below to the fleshy scales, each of which bears two ovules. 

 Cones globular or sUghtly obovate, resinous, |-1| in. in diameter, 



