DIV. IT 



GYMXOSPERMAE 



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scale leaf of a primary shoot ; the apex of the latter is displaced to the side and 

 does not develop further. Each flower consists of a single, atropous ovule with 



Fi;. 587. Jfettipmu communis. Twigs bearing fruits and male flowers. nat. size.) OFFICIAL. 

 A, Male flower : B, fertile shoot with female flower ; C, female flower with one scale bent out 

 of place ; D, fruit. (All magnified. After BERG and SCHMIDT.) 



one integument. The drop of fluid excreted from the rnicropyle of many Gyrnno- 

 s perms is especially well shown by the Yew. As the seed develops, a fleshy arillus 

 springs from its base and surrounds the mature seed like a bright red cup. The 



