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slmwiiit; t.i|) of hraiic'h bcai'iii:^' iifodl(>lt'a\'t!S, scjilu-Ji-avt'S, 

 ami t'oiics istrohili c a. vt'ry yoiiii<^ carpcllate cones, at time of pollination, borne 

 at ti]) of tlie yoiiiiL' slmnt upon which nt-w leaves are appearing; 6, carpellalo cones 

 fine year old; c. carpi'ltafc cones two years old, the scales sprcadint,' and shedding 

 the seeds; d, yoniig shoot bearing a cluster of staminate cones.— Caldwell. 



