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the conclusion that, at least in Abietinece, Eichler's theory (that 

 the carpellary scale is a mere emergence or ligule of the Wad ) is 

 quite wrong, and that MohPs view (1871)* — that the carpellary 

 scale of these plants consists of the two connate lowest leaves of 

 ;m ;i\ill;iry, otherwise undeveloped, hud connate at their upper 

 edge and producing the ovules on their back, — is amply vindicated 

 by all known morphological facts and is antagonistic to none of 

 them. 



He further co 

 be the true one i 



have treated tin.. M ..,.., V . V1J <..— *<**, ..<*,^, ....au.^ mv,.. 

 assumed a conformity in this respect in all the tribes of conifer! 

 and a complete homology of their female organs. But he thini 

 that this is not necessarily so, and that Sachs' and Eichler's erne 

 gence- or ligular theory mav he true as to Araucarieoe, and tha 

 thus the cone of these plants is really and truly a single flowe 

 In regard to Tiixnili,,>;i and ( '>ij,r< *.<; ,!<■■' lie is convinced that a 

 inner fruit scale really exist-, completely adnate to the bract an 

 soon outgrowing it, but he does not venture to pronounce on it 

 nature, because he thus far has no ocular demonstration of 

 through anv anamorphosis.! Professor Celakovsky concludes thi 

 the arillus ,\f T.i..'ur, f ,v corresponds with the li^ida of Arancariec 

 He speaks of the t*-r)nh,<d position of the ovule in this tribe as ( 



ippose. Thus the Cycadew, the Phamoga; 



