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THE CONIFEEOUS FOEESTS 



IT has already been said (page 31) 

 that the evergreen or coniferous 

 forests differ from those described in 

 the foregoing chapter by a denser com- 

 munity of growth and by their frequent 

 occurrence as " pure " forests. Their 

 gregariousness makes it proper to apply 

 such expressions as the " pine forests 

 of Michigan " and the " spruce forests 

 of Maine." It will be seen presently 

 that these special characteristics are 

 esthetically important. Moreover, it is 

 a fact that they borrow much grandeur 

 and beauty from the atmospheric con- 

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