184 



SCOTS PINE 



Carpellary scale much shorter than the ovular scale; 

 the latter rounded, broader than long, and with a beak- 

 like process. Ovules very small. 



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Fig. 49. Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris, L. 1, apex of shoot bearing a 

 female flower; 2, branch with male flowers; 3, cone; 4, the same shed- 

 ding seeds ; 5, female flower ; 6, 7, 8, ovular scale with carpellary scale 

 seen from various aspects; 9 12, seeds ; 13, male flower; 14, 15, empty 

 stamens; 16, 17, pollen-grain; 18, seedling; 19, pair of needles; 20, the 

 same in transverse section, p. 183 (Wi). 



