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riate 5. Seven-ninths natural size. Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) 



A. Seeds and wings. 



B. Seedlings before seed coats are dropped. 



C. Seedlings in cotyledon stage. 



D. Seedlings one year old. 



The size of the seeds and the small seedlings during the cotyledon 

 stage and through the first season all show the favorable conditions the 

 hemlock requires for establishment. 



