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363. Megasporophylls. The megasporophylls, or car- 

 pels, occur either in axillary cones (Fig. 289), or in groups 



FIG. 291. Cycas media. Trunk, with foliage leaves removed, showing 

 crown of megasporophylls (carpels). (Specimen in Brooklyn Botanic 

 Garden.) (Cf. Fig. 289.) 



at the summit of the main stem, surrounding the growing 

 point of the stem, and surrounded by the foliage-leaves 

 (Figs. 290 and 291) . In the latter case they possess a pin- 



