A. KEY TO THE EVERGREENS, OR CONIFERS. 

 B. Fruit, a cone. 



C. Foliage needle-like, conspicuous, spirally 



arranged. 



D. Leaves, few in sheathed bundle. The Pines 

 DD. Leaves, many in unsheathed tufts, de- 

 ciduous. The Larches 

 DDD. Leaves, solitary and scattered. 



E. Leaves flat, blunt, pale beneath, 



2-ranked on twig. 

 F. Cones erect, large; branches 

 stiff; bark smooth, with resin 

 blisters. The Firs 



FF. Cones pendent, small; branches 

 supple; bark rough; leaves 

 on minute stalks. The Hemlocks 

 EE. Leaf -blades 4-sided, sharp at tip, not 

 pale beneath; standing out in all 

 directions. The Spruces 



CC. Foliage scale-like, minute, 4-ranked, close 



pressed to twig; cones small. The White Cedars 

 BB. Fruit, a blue berry; foliage spiny or scale-like, 

 or both. The Junipers, or Red Cedars 



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