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STRUCTURE AND LIFE HISTORIES 



371. Carpellate Cones. — One or more young carpellate 

 cones appear near the tip of the new growth in early 

 spring (Figs. 307-309), and are noticeable at that time 



Fig. 308. — Scotch pine {Finns syhestris). Branch bearing carpellate 

 cones, one, two, and three years old. (Cf. Figs. 307 and 309.) 



from their delicate tint of red. They terminate short, 

 lateral, axillary branches. Like the staminate cones, the 

 carpellate cones are branches, modified for the purpose of 



