170 THE SECOND BOOK OF BOTANY. 



borne upon one side of a scale, and hence the Conif- 

 erae are said to be naked-seeded. Get one of these 



FIG. 321. 



? catkins, and detach from it a single flower. Com- 

 pare it with Fig. 322. Observe the ovules upon its 



FIG. 822. FIG. 323. 



