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BOTANY. 



U'ig. 296). These structures, which may be called carpel- 

 tary leaves, show their relationship to ordinary foliage leaves 



Pig. 296.— A pinnate, open carpellary leaf of Cyoae meoluta (reduced one half), f. 

 TinaUered pinnae ; sft, young ovules replacing the lower pinnae ; aft', fully developea 

 ovule. — After Sachs. 



in having pinnae toward their summits (/, Fig. 396). 



The examples given will illustrate the general structure of 



logues of the " scales " of Abies. Either interpretation would necessi- 

 tate a considerable change in the systematic arrangement of Taxinem. 



