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ously curved and very densely crowded toward and on the top of the branches; 

 they are more or less distinctly pointed, those of the leader somewhat sharply 

 so, and incurved to the stem. The leaf buds are sharp-pointed and light choco- 

 late brown — not resinous. The coirs (fig. 53) are mature by the middle or 



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Fig. 52. — Abies magnified, lower branch. 



end of August, and during September they break up and liberate the seeds. At 



maturity they are deep purple, often tinged with brown, varying in length 

 usually from about 5 to 7 inches, or occasionally 8 to 9 inches long, by about 

 2% to 3£ inches in diameter. The large-winged seeds (fig. 53, a) are dark brown, 



