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leaves became more and more like the stamens and 

 pistils we see now. At the same time other leaves 

 began to grow round these and grew more brightly 



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Fig. 65. Inflorescence of a Rose, showing bud scales n below the 

 ordinary foliage leaves I ; above these are bracts, h, from the axils 

 of which the flowers grow. 



coloured so that at last flowers as we now know them 

 were developed. 



A case in which the pollen and seed is still borne 

 uncovered on flat scales is seen in all trees of the pine 



