. The elements of botany for beginners and for schools. Plants. SECTION 15.] SEEDS. 125 plants. As already shown (313), these cones are open pistils, mostly in the form of flat scales, regularly overlying each other, and pressed together in a spike or head. Each scale hens one or two naked seeds on its inner luce. When ripe and dry, the scales turn back or diverge, and in the Pine the seed peels oil' and falls, generally carrying with it a wing, a part of the lining of the scale,. which facilitates the disper- sion of the seeds by the wind (Fig. 412,413). In Arbor- Vitae, the scales of the sma
. The elements of botany for beginners and for schools. Plants. SECTION 15.] SEEDS. 125 plants. As already shown (313), these cones are open pistils, mostly in the form of flat scales, regularly overlying each other, and pressed together in a spike or head. Each scale hens one or two naked seeds on its inner luce. When ripe and dry, the scales turn back or diverge, and in the Pine the seed peels oil' and falls, generally carrying with it a wing, a part of the lining of the scale,. which facilitates the disper- sion of the seeds by the wind (Fig. 412,413). In Arbor- Vitae, the scales of the small cone are few, and not very unlike the leaves. In Cy- press they are very thick at the top and narrow at the base, so as to make a peculiar sort of closed cone. In Juniper and Red Cedar, the few scales of the, very small cone become fleshy, and ripen into a fruit which closely resembles a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. New York : American Book Company
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