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BOTANY OF THE LIVING PLANT 



and in essential points it corresponds to that of Angiosperms. But 

 in the Scots Pine it takes two years to produce, and the details of 

 its production give important features for comparison. 



FIG. 250. 



Pinus Laricio, var. aitstriaca. Shoot bearing male flowers in place of foliage- 

 spurs. (After Groom.) 



Both the flowers are axillary in their origin. The male flowers are 

 produced in large numbers, replacing the weak foliage spurs (Fig. 250). 

 The female take the place of the stronger branches of unlimited 

 growth, and are produced in smaller numbers (Fig. 246). As they 

 project upwards at pollination at the end of the extending shoot, 

 they are in the best possible position for receiving the wind-borne 

 pollen. The male flower is enveloped below by membranous scales, 



