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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 (Pinus syheslris). 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 
