The Conifers of the Northern Rockies
The Conifers of the Northern Rockies
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Last year's growth with leaves arranged singly. B, A cone ; C, a young seed-bearing scale and bract. About two-thirds natural size.
32 THE CONIFERS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
The western larch sometimes reaches a diameter of 5 to 6 feet and a height of nearly 200 feet. Its thick bark below is a protection against small fires that would prove! fatal to species less favored.
FIG. 16. Engelmann Spruce, in Glacier National Park. Scene on creek bottom in August.
The leaves of this species, which are u...sually less than 2 inches in length, are triangular in form. The number in a cluster varies greatly. The cones are oval, an inch to an inch and a half in length, and of a brown color. The scales are the conspicuous parts, the tips THE SPECIES. 33 of the bracts projecting beyond their ends. The scales of the cones spread apart when ripe, to allow the seeds, which are borne on the upper surface of each scale, to disperse. The tops of older trees are scraggy and unsymmetrical. The bark is flaky, gray, or sometimes resembling that of the yellow pine in its oblong yellowish blocks.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Last year's growth with leaves arranged singly. B, A cone ; C, a young seed-bearing scale and bract. About two-thirds natural size.
32 THE CONIFERS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
The western larch sometimes reaches a diameter of 5 to 6 feet and a height of nearly 200 feet. Its thick bark below is a protection against small fires that would prove! fatal to species less favored.
FIG. 16. Engelmann Spruce, in Glacier National Park. Scene on creek bottom in August.
The leaves of this species, which are u...sually less than 2 inches in length, are triangular in form. The number in a cluster varies greatly. The cones are oval, an inch to an inch and a half in length, and of a brown color. The scales are the conspicuous parts, the tips THE SPECIES. 33 of the bracts projecting beyond their ends. The scales of the cones spread apart when ripe, to allow the seeds, which are borne on the upper surface of each scale, to disperse. The tops of older trees are scraggy and unsymmetrical. The bark is flaky, gray, or sometimes resembling that of the yellow pine in its oblong yellowish blocks.
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