THE CONIFEROUS FORESTS 
“pure,” however, as they do, for in- 
stance, in the pineries of the coastal 
plain in the South, they never fail to 
express, In one or another manner, 
their individuality as a forest; as by 
their uniformity in size and color, by 
their odor, or by the scenic character 
of the region of their occurrence. 
All the preceding qualities of conif- 
erous forests practically address them- 
selves In some manner to our physi- 
eal senses. But, like the broadleaf 
forests, these also possess a trait that 
rather addresses itself to our mood or 
personal temperament. A character- 
istic air of loneliness and wild seclu- 
sion belongs to them that contrasts 
strikingly with the cheerful tone of 
the other class. It has been commonly 
remarked that to some kinds of people 
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