. The natural history of plants, their forms, growth, reproduction, and distribution;. Botany. 722 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. various kinds of Firs {AUes and Picea). All have needle leaves, but variously arranged. In Pinus the needles are borne in tufts of two (figs. 408 * and 408 ^) or three or five. The tufts are really short branches which arise in the axils of relatively. Fig. 408.—Mountain Pine (Pinus Pumilio). 1 A single polliniferous scale (stamen) seen from above, 2 Three polliniferous scales, one above the other, seen from the side. The pollen falling from each anther


. The natural history of plants, their forms, growth, reproduction, and distribution;. Botany. 722 THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. various kinds of Firs {AUes and Picea). All have needle leaves, but variously arranged. In Pinus the needles are borne in tufts of two (figs. 408 * and 408 ^) or three or five. The tufts are really short branches which arise in the axils of relatively. Fig. 408.—Mountain Pine (Pinus Pumilio). 1 A single polliniferous scale (stamen) seen from above, 2 Three polliniferous scales, one above the other, seen from the side. The pollen falling from each anther alights on the upper surface of the stamen next below, s Two spikes of polliuiferou& scales. *^ranch with apical group of stamhial flowers from which pollen is being discharged, sj'emale flower. ^,2 xlO: 3x8; *x2; 4 natural size. inconspicuous scales (of. fig. 408 ^) and though these branches are produced plenti- fully, permanent long branches arise only at the yearly limits of growth. The. 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 Kerner von Marilaun, Anton, 1831-1898; Oliver, F. W. (Francis Wall), 1864-1951; Busk, Marian (Balfour) Lady, 1861-1941; Macdonald, Mary Frances (Ewart); Kerner von Marilaun, Anton, 1831-1898. Pflanzenleben. English. New York, H. Holt and Company


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