192 



LARCH 



Fig. 51. Larch, Larix europcea, D.C. 1, branch bearing a long shoot 

 and several dwarf shoots, and (a) a proliferous cone; 2, shoot with 

 male ( <? ) and female (?) flowers; 3, male flower; 4 and 5, unopened, 

 and 6, ruptured stamens ; 7 and 8, scale of female flower seen from without 

 and within; 9, ovuliferous scale; 10, cone; 11 14, seeds; 15, dwarf shoot 

 in section ; IG, leaf and its section, p. 191 (Wi). 



