Pistillate flower cone 



THE HEMLOCK t^Tsuga Canadensis) 



This is the only conifer whose leaves are provided with petioles. The flat, blunt blades, have narrow lines of white 

 beneath The pistillate flowers are erect on the tips of twigs. The staminate flowers are many in the axils of leaves. Each is 

 a yellow ball made up of globular anthers. The cones are purplish and small. Hemlock bark and wood are both important. 

 Hemlock woods are sombre, but wonderfully lightened when seen from below. The leafy spray is light and graceful 



