SPRUCE. 223 
Plate 10. Picea excelsa. Norway Spruce. 
1. Branch bearing staminate flowers, one-half natural size. 2. Branch 
bearing pistillate flower, one-half natural size. 3. Winter branch, showing 
buds, one-half natural size. 4. Scale of pistillate flower, front view, en- 
larged. 5. Scale of pistillate flower, rear view, enlarged. 6. Scale of pis- 
tillate flower, side view, enlarged. 7. Bract of pistillate flower, enlarged. 
8. Anther, side view, enlarged. 9. Fruiting branch, one-half natural size. 
10. Scale of cone with s2eds attached, one-half natural size. 11. Seeds with 
wings attached. 12, Seed, natural size. 13. Seedling, one-half natural size. 
14. General view of tree showing drocping branches and pyramidal form. 
