BOTANY. 



Fig. 289. A ripe cone (female flower) of Firing gylwstris. 



Fig. 290. -Partial section of a cone, eg, ag\ the tcales ; g, the seeds ; em, the 

 embryo in the seed. 



Fig. 291. A detached scale of a ripe cone, seen from above, bearing two seeds. 

 M, rr.icropyle ; ch, chalaza. 



Fig. 292. A detached scale of a young cone, Been from the back, showing the tri- 

 angular bract. Magnified. 



Fig. 293. The same as Fig. 291, seen from the front, showing the two ovules. 

 Magnified. 



