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chief shoot has the appearance of the lower branches in our 
illustration (Fig. 25). 
Fic. 25. Seedling of Pinus Coulteri (?) showing the cotyledons and primordial 
leaves of the primary shoot and its earlier branches. 
After a shorter or longer period, according to the species, the 
fasciculated leaves appear, usually after the first season of 
growth. During the earlier periods of germination therefore, 
only the flattened, primordial leaves are to be seen. 
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