Diversions of a naturalist (1915) Diversions of a naturalist diversionsofnatu00lank Year: 1915 CHRISTMAS TREES 305 Fig. 31.—A fertile branch of the Scots Fir, Pinus sylvestris, showing the small male cones, , and the larger female cones, , also the foliage needles grouped in pairs. Drawn of two-thirds the natural size, linear. The lower figures relate to the male cone, a, A ripe male cone, slightly- enlarged ; b, inner face of one of the scales of the male cone, showing the paired pollen-producing or stamen-like patches — much magnified ; c, outer face of the same scale. 20

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