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on a zigzag spindle or " strig " (Pig. 8). According to 

 Ho'lzner and Lermer, each spicule is composed of two 

 antidromous branches, each of which is a small spiral, 

 containing .generally two, but never more than three, 

 flowers, and occasionally only one. Each cone contains 

 about fifty flowers. 



Fig. 9. — Spicule of the cone, highly magnified. ^ 

 (a) Pistil. (b) Perigonium. (c) Stigma. (d) Bract. (e) Braoteole. 



At flowering time the spicule (Pig. 9) consists of the 

 following elements : — 



1. The two bracts. 



2. The very small flowers (generally four) each with its 

 bracteole. 



' Prom Holzner and Lermer's paper. 



