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THE CONIFERS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. 



blue, about a quarter of an inch long, with three points at the apex. 

 The leaves are one-fourth to one-half inch in length, flat, sharp- 



pointed, and somewhat paler beneath. In Montana the habit of this 

 species is that of a prostrate shrub. It often forms dense mats over 

 several square rods, but usually in clumps several feet across. It 



