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North  American  Conifer  ce. 
( Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I       July,  1896. 
cylindrical  or  oblong,  short-stalked  and  scaly  at  the  base ;  the  con- 
nective of  the  anthers  is  prolonged  to  form  a  rounded,  erect  crest ; 
the  two  pollen  sacs  dehisce  longitudinally.    The  pistillate  flowers 
Fig.  38,  from  cross-section  of  stem  of  Picea  alba,  magnified  75  diameters. 
Ay  cuticle  ;  b,  hypoderma  ;  c,  periderm  ;  d,  secretion  reservoir  ;  e,  tannin  cells 
in  bast ;  /,  cambium  ;  g,  ring  of  growth  ;  h,  secretion  reservoir  in  wood ;  i, 
stone-cell. 
