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Pro. 5*3. A tree of the pine type Garch), showing the continuous central shaft and 

 the horizontal branches, which tend to become more upright towards the top of 

 the tree. The general outline is distinctly conical. The larch is peculiar among 

 Buch trees in periodically shedding its leaves. 



