A pine cone covered in ice after an ice storm. Male cones of a pine A classic example of a Lebanese Cedar cone. Immature female pine cone Pollen cone of a Japanese Larch Pineapple gall on Sitka Spruce caused by Adelges abietis. Dozens of male cones (orange and flower-like) occur in a cluster; the female cone is still immature (olive green). Lodgepole Pine.
The Federal Reserve System fulfills its public mission as an independent entity within government. It is not owned by anyone and is not a private, profit-making institution.
Power of the Congress. Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (also known as the Senate Banking Committee).