ApRii. 6, 1892.] 



Garden and Forest. 



161 



3). Obzcvuskl dt 



Fig. 24. — Pinus clausa. — See page 160. 



a. A branchlel with male flowers. b. A branchlet with young coue, first season. c. Cone two years old opened by artificial heat rf. A scale and seeds 



'•As- Persistent closed cone, 4-6 years old. h. Cross-section of a branch surrounding the base ot old cones. AH natural size. 



