Vv 
THE CONIFEROUS FORESTS 
T 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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