| 单词 | coniferous |
| 例句 | Cloud Pond was a couple of hundred acres of exquisitely peaceful water surrounded by dark coniferous forest, the treetops pointy black silhouettes against a pale blue evening sky. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She was pointing to a great cedar, one of the few coniferous trees among the rest. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Such places, the watersheds of the great coniferous forests of spruce and balsam, of hemlock and pine, provide the kind of spawning grounds that salmon must have in order to survive. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Japanese forest composition varies with latitude and altitude: evergreen leafy forest in the south at low altitude, deciduous leafy forest in central Japan, and coniferous forest in the north and at high altitude. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the opposite direction we had a panorama of where the lone road sliced through town and coniferous forest stood beyond. Walking and talking in Nova Scotia, a small province with sweeping vistas and welcoming locals 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z After an endless stream of Tim Hortons restaurants and the coniferous glacier-ironed Canadian lands that seem to exist only to separate them, our car finally eased into line at the U.S. Checkpoint, U.S.A.: Crossing the border into Trump’s America 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z You can quickly go from mature woodland to coniferous forests to heath and gorseland. The echoes of Benjamin Britten's 'composing walks' 2013-01-30T19:00:10Z In North America, they're really worried about sourcing saplings for coniferous plantations, particularly up in British Columbia. How to garden through climate change 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The Petrified Forest, a drive-through park, holds the greatest and most spectacular concentration of fossilized, coniferous tree logs in the world. 11 Great Alternatives to the Top National Parks 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z There is one notable exception: the hemlock, which is an attractive, fine-textured native coniferous tree that grows large but without the dense, leaden qualities of, say, the Norway spruce or the southern magnolia. New hemlock hybrid could return a beloved tree to the shade garden 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The last 1.5-mile climb will mostly be in the shade, under a lush coniferous forest. Rattlesnake Mountain’s Grand Prospect trail has sweet views, smaller crowds 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Trading Miami’s sweaty pastels for coniferous forests and flannel, this new show quiets Dexter’s overwrought internal monologue and keeps the original’s gruesome comedy to a minimum. Dexter Always Gets His Man. Even When It’s Michael C. Hall. 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z They were also more likely to consume seeds on the spot in coniferous forests than in broadleaf forests, again probably because of the availability of other food stores. The fascinating relationship between mice and a plant that flowers once a century in terms of seed dispersal 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The ancient pollen record shows coniferous forests and grasslands characterized the region, able to support foraging and hunting by humans. Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Among all the cities, Seattle’s coniferous forests was the coolest type, by about 9 degrees on average. New study shows cooling potential of varying Seattle trees and forests 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z How many people who travel to see California’s coniferous giants know why they’re still standing? 10 books to add to your reading list this June 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Therefore, they are still the prominent phylum in the coniferous biome or taiga, where the evergreen conifers have a selective advantage in cold and dry weather. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Many coniferous trees are harvested for paper pulp and timber. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Despite its gruesome appearance, this mushroom is beneficial for the coniferous trees it colonizes. The 10 weirdest mushrooms in North America 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In a statement, the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine said that it is “moving towards the trend of creating mixed forests, i.e. coniferous with deciduous, as well as the planting of additional shrubs.” Scientists plan a comeback for Ukraine’s war-ravaged forests 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Then she released it back into the morning sky to complete its journey north to breeding grounds in the dense coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. This dirt parking lot in the San Gabriel Mountains is a magnet for migrating birds 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Most paper is derived from the pulp of coniferous trees. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And they traditionally prefer dense coniferous woodlands to being at sea. Attacked owl rescued by fishing crew 100 miles out to sea 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z In the Pacific Northwest, they compete with the threatened spotted owl in old-growth coniferous forest. Bird-Safe Seattle Week is coming up. Here’s what to know 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The trail dipped into a coniferous forest, where the women picked and ate wild huckleberries. In this part of California, it's downright chilly. But beware of "fogburn." 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Therefore, coniferous trees that retain nitrogen-rich needles may have a competitive advantage over the broad-leafed deciduous trees. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In a random sample of 80 forests in Mexico, 40 were coniferous or contained conifers. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z These are evergreen coniferous trees like pines, spruce, and fir, which retain their needle-shaped leaves year-round. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z But the samples from that expedition were poorly preserved and researchers could only speculate that the charcoal stemmed from a coniferous tree. Antarctica Was Once a Land of Fire and Not Ice 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z “The meadow provides a panoramic view of color, as it’s ringed with the vibrant fall foliage of Japanese maples, red maples and serviceberry, set against a backdrop of iconic Pacific Northwest coniferous trees,” says Hootman. The Fall Foliage Festival in Federal Way celebrates all the colors and senses of the season 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z The boreal forest, also known as taiga or coniferous forest, is found south of the Arctic Circle and across most of Canada, Alaska, Russia, and northern Europe. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In a random sample of 100 forests in the United States, 56 were coniferous or contained conifers. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z Therefore, coniferous trees that retain nitrogen-rich needles in a nitrogen limiting environment may have had a competitive advantage over the broad-leafed deciduous trees. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The Golden-crowned Kinglet—a tiny, frantic bird with a flaming crest and a very high-pitched song that dwells in coniferous forests—is nowhere to be found. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The once verdant mountains of the Algerian region of Tizi Ouzou, peppered with olive groves and coniferous trees, were ravaged by more than 100 forest fires over the past fortnight. Algeria's desperate wildfire fight: Buckets and branches 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Terrestrial ecosystems, also known for their diversity, are grouped into large categories called biomes, such as tropical rain forests, savannas, deserts, coniferous forests, deciduous forests, and tundra. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The taiga is a belt of coniferous forest around the planet at between 50 and 60 degrees north of the equator. Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Fossil plants from a metasequoia — an ancient coniferous tree, similar to the giant redwoods that grow in California today — indicate giant trees lined these beaches. On a trek for Arctic dinosaur footprints in Alaska preserve 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z They returned north as the advancing edge of the deciduous trees recolonized their interglacial range and coniferous forests retreated to what is now Canada and northern New England. Opinion | The cicadas are coming. And they’re changing dramatically. 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z The lowland coniferous forests are also the year-round home of the spruce grouse as well as plants such as the carnivorous pitcher plant. Minnesota offering more cash for black spruce seed 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Most coniferous trees exhibit strong apical dominance, thus producing the typical conical Christmas tree shape. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The rocker, 78, revealed he likes to visit and chat to an evergreen coniferous tree that is planted near his East Sussex home in England. Paul McCartney says he talks to late Beatles bandmate George Harrison through a tree 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Decorating that impressive coniferous real estate through Jan. 4 are more than 18,000 colored lights and 10,000 bows and ornaments. Where to see the L.A. area's tallest Christmas trees 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The Golden State of the 22nd century looks to be less coniferous and wooded, but still woody. Op-Ed: The Golden State treescape wasn't made to last 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Areas likely to fare best contain moist, coniferous forests dominated by Douglas fir and western hemlocks, such as those found on the western side of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington. Here’s what climate change means for wildfires in the West 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z The steppe, which was home to now-extinct species including the woolly mammoth and the woolly rhinoceros, separated into tundra, taiga — coniferous forest — and steppe. 46,000-year-old bird found frozen in Siberia sheds light on the end of the ice age 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Her prosecution shined a light on a national afforestation programme heavily reliant on Sitka spruce, a fast-growing coniferous evergreen originally from North America. Welsh woman declares vindication after ‘guerrilla rewilding’ court case 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z In the years after the legendary fire, the mountainous landscape was redesigned by nature — taken over by towering coniferous trees and thick vegetation. Gamblers, Wastrels and Lumberjacks: An Old Cemetery Gives Up Its Secret History 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Crews from the Minnesota Conservation Corps are busy planting pine seedlings to try to regenerate coniferous forests that were long ago cleared, MPR reports. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z The offending species is Sitka spruce, a coniferous evergreen that dominates Ireland’s afforestation programme. The wrong kind of trees: Ireland's afforestation meets resistance 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z The area’s soil is intermittently rocky, with broad patches of thick vegetation and coniferous trees. How Climate Change Is Fuelling the U.S. Border Crisis 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z These coniferous trees live much longer in our climate, and their appearance ushers in a more permanent, stable forest ecosystem. The abundant alders and maples at Discovery Park speak to an ecological succession worth discovering 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z After all, our region’s natural ecosystem is a dense coniferous forest that supports thousands of unique plant and animal species. Our native evergreen huckleberry brings dynamic color and oodles of fruit to your edible shade garden 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z At that time, it was more like the Louisiana bayou than the arid territory that it is today, with coniferous trees and flowing rivers that deposited sediment and trapped organisms quickly during floods. Trump shrank this monument for coal, but few care to dig 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z This effect is especially pronounced at higher latitudes and in mountainous or dry regions, where slower-growing coniferous trees with dark leaves cover light-coloured ground or snow that would otherwise reflect sunlight. How much can forests fight climate change? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z This locally handcrafted, 6-ounce candle smells like a Douglas fir Christmas tree, and contains natural coniferous fir needle oil, cedar wood oil and sugared pine, with American soy wax and a braided cotton wick. 10 last-minute gifts for those unwilling to enter a mall | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z When surveyed in the mid-1800s, the future Discovery Park was covered by a mature coniferous forest. The abundant alders and maples at Discovery Park speak to an ecological succession worth discovering 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z For example, ticks seem to do better in deciduous forests than coniferous ones because the ground is more shaded—and therefore cooler—in dense coniferous stands. As Winters Warm, Blood-Sucking Ticks Drain Moose Dry 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Willamette National Forest, the origin of this year’s tree, is a coniferous forest in the Cascade Mountains that encompasses more than 1.6 million acres. Meet the 9-year-old girl who helped Paul Ryan light the Capitol Christmas Tree 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Wind gusts that reached 100 miles per hour shredded scores of coniferous trees that studded the scenic, crescent-shaped cove facing the South China Sea. Typhoon Mangkhut Leaves Ruin Where Surfing Gained Foothold in China 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The Shasta County area is also susceptible to fires because of its dry coniferous vegetation — large fir, pine and evergreen trees — on steep slopes that make flames travel faster. Hundreds of drivers fled Interstate 5 as the fast-moving Delta fire surrounded them in flames 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Dead needles on coniferous trees killed by drought can act like fine fuels, spreading fire rapidly through the crowns of the dead trees and igniting heavy timber below them. A high-adrenaline job: 5 questions answered about fighting wildfires 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The researchers believe that chemicals in both coniferous and deciduous trees restrict the ability of the microbes to produce the gas. New climate 'feedback loop' discovered 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Reds really declined, he said, because the British themselves cut down the trees the critters like, replacing coniferous forest with broadleaf woodlands. Perspective | U.K. animal lovers face a question: Is it right to kill one squirrel to save another? 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z It is set amid towering coniferous trees along a quiet, well-to-do street on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, about 35 minutes by ferry from downtown Seattle. What Is the Perfect Color Worth? 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z In certain vegetation types, like chaparral and coniferous forests, fires will vaporize organic compounds found in the leaf litter. Perspective | Those deadly mudslides you’ve read about? Expect worse in the future. 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z A quirk in the local administrative code allows the seasonal entrepreneurs to set up coniferous trees for sale on any public sidewalk in December without getting permission from the city. 1,000 Miles, Four Families, One Christmas Tree 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Almost all the perennial trees were cut down, replaced by coniferous trees unsuited to a dry climate and giving little shadow. 'People are afraid to say a word': inside Ashgabat, Central Asia's closed city 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Forest Service scientist in Oregon, Franklin jumped at an opportunity to help lead a study of a coniferous forest as part of an international project. Why does this famous protector of trees now want to cut some down? 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Ten coprolites from Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contained crustacean shells mixed with rotted coniferous wood. Feeling crabby: Plant-eating dinosaurs snacked on crustaceans 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z But to others in this undulating stretch of expansive green fields, ancient stone walls and lush coniferous forests along the Scottish-English border, the symbolism counts for little. The last British lynx was killed 1,300 years ago. Now the wild cat may be poised for a comeback. 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z And whereas they also inhabit a northern coniferous forest, in general their habitat is more humid, darker, and milder than the forests of the colder, continental interior. Meet This Newly Discovered Flying Squirrel From marine shores and grasslands to woodlands and coniferous forests, dogs chase and attack wild birds and deer and terrorize native predators such as gray foxes and even pumas. Opinion | Dogs are man’s best friend — but one of wildlife’s worst foes 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z President Obama declared five new national monuments Thursday, ranging from a Birmingham, Ala., church bombed by segregationists to the coniferous forests of Oregon. Obama names five new national monuments, including Southern civil rights sites 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Ten coprolites from Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contained crustacean shells mixed with rotted coniferous wood. Feeling crabby: Plant-eating dinosaurs snacked on crustaceans 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z For people who aren’t fans of waterfalls - and there can’t be too many of them - the property alongside the river leading to the falls contains ferns, rare wildflowers, and coniferous and deciduous trees. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z For chanterelles, hunt in coniferous forests where some sunlight reaches the forest floor. Northwest rain doesn’t get in the way of mushroom hunters 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z A large part of Rovaniemi is covered in forests, so the pleasant and piny scent of coniferous trees really embodies this town of lumberjacks. Insider's guide to Rovaniemi: heavy metal in snow-muffled silence 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z That corresponds well with evidence from previous paleobotanical studies of the region, which suggest that it was dotted with lakes surrounded by coniferous forests. Dinosaur ‘wore’ forest camouflage to hide from predators 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z In addition, it claims one of the world’s largest stands of virgin temperate rain forest and many of the world’s largest species of coniferous trees. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z For example, ravens thrive in the dense, coniferous rainforest and glacier-gouged waterways of Southeast Alaska, but they are rarely hit by planes. Policing the bird highway 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The lizards in this study were preserved in amber made by a coniferous tree, likely one resembling a redwood. Baby lizard spends 99 million years in amber, doesn’t cause Jurassic Park to happen IRL 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Permits were very difficult to get, leaving the city treeless until the City Council passed the “coniferous tree” exception, allowing the sale of Christmas trees without a permit in December. New York Today: A Sidewalk Forest 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Or, being that Atwood is Canadian, would she prefer something suggestive of her coniferous homeland? Oryx and Handbrake: The time Margaret Atwood rode in my car 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The region around Dannemora features small towns and villages, large dairy farms and vast areas of beautiful forest mixing coniferous and deciduous trees in a verdant blanket across foothills and mountains. 'They could be long gone:' tiny clues but vast scale in hunt for escaped murderers 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Oddly, electronic cyberspace looks exactly like a coniferous forest. The US government wants YOU for its virtual e-cybermission 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z There, deep in a coniferous forest off a spur of the Trans-Siberian Railway, laborers laid concrete and built gigantic hangars for rockets long after salaries stopped being paid in December. Russian Workers Take Aim at Putin as Economy Exacts Its Toll 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z The late James Arthur wrote in his 2003 book Mushrooms and Mankind that the tradition of placing Christmas presents—clad in red-and-white wrapping—under coniferous Christmas trees stems from this fact. How a Mushroom Found In Buckingham Palace Explains Santa Claus Fishers once occupied coniferous forests at low to middle elevations throughout much of the Western U.S. Signs of once-extinct fishers found all over Olympic Peninsula 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z The animals lived among coniferous forests and lakes, in the shadow of volcanoes. Pompeii-like Eruption Fossilized Dinosaurs in Death Poses 2014-02-04T18:20:00Z While most of the remaining UK red squirrels inhabit the coniferous forests of Scotland, Formby is one of a handful of protected reserves in England where grey squirrel numbers are controlled to protect the reds. Red squirrels show pox resistance 2013-11-25T07:37:47Z A massive tree-planting programme was begun to replace the lost woodland, with the destruction of managed coniferous forest allowing some areas to be replanted with traditional native species. Big storms compared: 1987 and 2013 2013-10-29T01:17:46Z It’s dominated by coniferous forests, intermittent wetlands, small villages and wildlife. Forestry Labeling War Turns Ugly As Greenpeace Bungles Logging Industry Attack 2013-04-09T13:44:46Z Its habitat is coniferous woodland as this fungus forms a symbiotic relationship with pine trees. In pictures: A kingdom of colour 2012-11-28T08:46:02Z The deep water of this coniferous coastline has already given the city’s port a steady stream of shipping traffic. Turbine to Harness the Tides to Generate Power 2012-08-10T05:21:26Z Moreover, the tenant fared like a prince; within thirty yards of his coniferous house a mountain stream went rushing past to the sea. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The forest floor is well shaded by the coniferous canopy, and muttongrass is the dominant plant in the ground cover. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The rattlesnake plantain is frequently met under the coniferous trees of our northern woods. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z It stood beside a crystal river in a lonely settlement, with the dark coniferous forest rolling close up to it. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Urman, ur′man, n. a large tract of swampy coniferous forest in Siberia. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Podocarpus, pod-ō-k�r′pus, n. a genus of tropical coniferous trees. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Another departure from the normal is that in which the juvenile or seedling form of shoot persists in the adult tree; the numerous coniferous plants known as species of Retinospora are examples of this. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The great coniferous forests of our higher mountains afford homes for many interesting members of the Heath family. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z They formed part of the great coniferous forest which rolls westwards from the wet coast range of Canada’s Pacific province, and, overleaping the Strait, spreads across the rugged and beautiful wilderness of Vancouver Island. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The magnificent coniferous forests burnt and burning, as they have been for years and years back. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z In addition to the coniferous trees, there are three species of poplar, of which the commonest is the well-known quaking aspen, growing in scattered groves throughout the park. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z Not to "high coniferous trees in northern forests"—the Mecca of innumerable warblers—but to scrubby, second growth of woodland borders, or lower trees in the heart of the woods, do these dainty birds retreat. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z The wind, which pollinated the fertile flowers of coniferous forests long before nectar-gathering insects came upon the earth, is the harvester of their seeds. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z RED cedar, the most plentiful coniferous tree in the State, is very valuable, growing on a great variety of soils, seeming to thrive on hills where few other trees are found. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z It is not uncommon in certain Carboniferous formations to find coniferous and other trunks embedded in sandstone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z A coniferous forest and lake provide respite from summer heat in this Eastern Washington park. Lake Chelan State Park to host a music festival this coming Saturday 2011-09-11T22:52:14Z More complex deciduous forest associations and all coniferous forest associations are absent from the State. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z The pines and their relatives in the coniferous group are an ancient race, composed of proud old "first families." Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The inflammability, however, varies with the density,—the so-called hard woods, oak, beech and maple, taking fire less readily than the softer, and, more especially, the coniferous varieties rich in resin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Unlike other coniferous trees, lodgepole pine create pinecones very slowly and the cones stay on the trees. Climate Change-Induced Wildfires May Alter Yellowstone Forests 2011-07-27T15:40:00Z “Our studies suggest that the spruce grouse may be declining now because of changes in forest structure and composition related to the maturation of coniferous forests,” Ross said. Saving the spruce grouse: NY biologists draft plan to avert extinction of elusive boreal bird 2011-07-04T19:46:22Z Nests are placed 20 or more feet high in coniferous or deciduous trees. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z The one character which is constant in the whole coniferous group and sets it apart from the rest of the plant kingdom, is expressed in the name Gymnosperm, applied to this botanical grand division. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The third factor contributing to reduce fire danger was the provision of the new law requiring the lopping of tops of all coniferous trees felled in the forest preserve. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z At that season the bold hills, with their sombre robes of coniferous trees, rise like dark rugged islands above an undulating sea from which the most gorgeous sunset colours seem to be reflected. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z But the great supply of coniferous timber is now on the Pacific Coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Nests are placed four to 24 feet high in a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z The resinous sap that courses through the veins of coniferous wood seals up the bark, leaves, and cones against the invasion of enemies, and acts as an antiseptic dressing for wounds. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z They occur only in coniferous woods, and their presence or absence, size, number, and distribution are an important distinction in these woods. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Mountains and coniferous forests have come out as the happiest places so far – four or five points higher than a continuous urban setting. George MacKerron: 'I can measure how happy you are ? and why' 2011-02-13T00:04:05Z The Northern forest was long the chief source of the coniferous lumber production in the United States. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z He wrote a valuable treatise on coniferous plants and a monograph on birds. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z They are all pyramidal trees with flowers and fruits of the coniferous type. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z In coniferous woods they are usually so fine and closely packed that to the casual observer they do not appear. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Other coniferous trees that have become more or less familiar in our plantations and parks will be found in the second division of this book. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The west coast of Africa exports hardwoods, and imports coniferous timber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Nitrogen is often a limiting nutrient in coniferous forests soils of the western United States, where this study was conducted. Forest Fires Help Power the Nitrogen Cycle 2010-08-10T14:23:00Z These include some of the most beautiful of coniferous trees. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Finding, on examination with the magnifier, that it contains pores, we know it is not coniferous or non-porous. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z ARAUCARIA, a genus of coniferous trees included in the tribe Araucarineae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" This was due to the gradual approach of the coming crisis in the supply of coniferous timber to the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The research results reveal a link between fire, charcoal deposition, nitrification, and abundance of nitrifying organisms in coniferous forests of the inland Northwestern US. Forest Fires Help Power the Nitrogen Cycle 2010-08-10T14:23:00Z The terrain was extremely hilly and was covered with oak and coniferous trees, probably principally digger pine, although Font says he saw "spruce." The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California It follows that fires are more common in coniferous than in deciduous forests. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z The wood is mostly portions of trunks or branches of coniferous trees. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight A large population was observed along the highway west of the Teslin River; animals were seen for several miles along the road, principally in open coniferous forests where there was little or no underbrush. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway The frogs were found beneath logs and rocks in a damp canyon in coniferous forest. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México This last reaction is employed industrially in the preparation of cellulose for paper-making from coniferous woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" In a word, the structure of coniferous wood is very regular and simple, consisting mainly of cells of one sort, the pith rays being comparatively unnoticeable. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Lepidodendron, a genus of fossil plants of the Coal Measures, intermediate in character between the Lycopodiums and coniferous plants. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The slopes of the Cascades, particularly on the west, which has a very much moister climate than the eastern slope, are clothed with magnificent forests, chiefly of coniferous evergreens: firs, pine, tamarack and cedar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" This small snake has been collected from beneath rocks in brushy areas and broad-leafed forest between 900 and 1800 meters; it has not been found in coniferous forest. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México The coniferous trees of the coal measures show annual rings of growth. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science In these two regions coniferous trees have almost a monopoly. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Another point of resemblance between the Flora of New Zealand and that of the ancient carboniferous period is the prevalence of the fir tribe or of coniferous wood. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology At least the coniferous forests which make up nine-tenths of California’s woodland surpass all others known in number of species and in the size and beauty of the trees. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" It seems to prefer rather open coniferous forests in which there is a more or less continuous cover of grasses on the ground. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México Another uncommon coniferous shrub, also very distinct and more generally useful than the last, is Podocarpus alpina. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens This fungus, of common occurrence in the United States as well as in Europe, is exceedingly destructive to coniferous trees, the white pine in particular suffering greatly from its attacks. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Broadleaf deciduous and mixed forests occur at lower elevations; forests at higher levels are coniferous with needle-leaf evergreens. Area Handbook for Romania After the excursion to Mount Hoffman I had seen a complete cross-section of the Sierra forest, and I find that Abies magnifica is the most symmetrical tree of all the noble coniferous company. My First Summer in the Sierra Americans who visit Europe cannot fail to remark that in the parks and pleasure grounds of the Continent no coniferous tree is more graceful when young or more dignified at maturity than our White Pine. Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 The forests of the park are almost wholly coniferous. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park The north and south coniferous belts are still mainly unbroken, and are sparsely settled, but the big timber is cut out, giving place to poorer trees. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z In the summer the Pines Grosbeak lives in coniferous forests, but on its irregular wanderings southward, like the Evening Grosbeak, it feeds upon the seeds of deciduous trees and bushes. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season Here also at a height of about twenty-five hundred feet we come to the edge of the great coniferous forest, made up mostly of yellow pine with just a few sugar pines. My First Summer in the Sierra Pseudolarix, Cunninghamia and Keteleeria are coniferous genera peculiar to China, which have become extinct elsewhere. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Rotten, coniferous wood seems to be preferred, but the decayed logs of trees of other orders are by no means refused. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species It is found in New York and in portions of Massachusetts, frequenting the coniferous forests, and building its nest in bushes or small trees a few feet above the ground. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 4 October, 1897 Four to six bluish, spotted eggs are laid in May; the nest being generally built in a coniferous tree. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The Agarics of a beech wood will materially differ largely from those in an oak wood, and both will differ from those which spring up beneath coniferous trees. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses They frequent the wooded and especially the coniferous districts, where they build their nests under fallen trees or at the bases of standing ones. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Found on rotten coniferous wood in deep forests. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species The summer is passed among the higher branches in coniferous forests, and in the early fall the bird returns to surroundings which seem more in keeping with its attire. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 4 October, 1897 While the latter, as I have said above, will leave their summer homes in coniferous forests to feed in winter on the seeds of deciduous trees, the Crossbills are less adaptable. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The only cases in which the scale is not given are in the cross-sections of the leaves among the figures of coniferous plants. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination They breed abundantly in coniferous forests in mountainous regions throughout their range, laying their eggs in cavities in decayed stumps and trees, apparently at any height, from five feet up. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. It was winter in the great coniferous forest which rolls about the rocky hills and shrouds the lonely valleys of British Columbia. The Greater Power Nest—Of fine twigs and grasses, lined with grasses and tendrils, in coniferous trees, ten to forty feet up. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 4 October, 1897 This, in the northern part of his nesting range, is in coniferous forests, in the southern part, deciduous forests. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season This is the genuine article, and it's certainly the product of a coniferous tree, while the fellow I got it from said it was found in the coldest parts of North America. Blake's Burden They nest at high altitudes in mountain ranges, either in coniferous forests or in aspens. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. This plant delights in woods and open groves, especially under coniferous trees. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth It presents exactly the pure forest conditions, and makes accessible to thousands the full beauty and soothing that nothing but a coniferous forest can provide for man. Getting Acquainted with the Trees It nests in coniferous forests, building from four to twenty feet from the ground and laying 3-5 white eggs marked with shades of brown, in late May or early June. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season "Anyhow, I'll see the country and find out something about the coniferous gums." Blake's Burden They are as abundant in suitable localities as are the Myrtle Warblers in the east, nesting on the outer branches of coniferous trees at any height from the ground. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. There is, however, a method called the "sulphite process," used principally in treating the coniferous woods, by which a much better paper can be made. Makers of Many Things Like that of the period of the true Coal, it had its numerous coniferous trees. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed In the summer he seeks the seclusion of coniferous forests and the higher branches of spruce or hemlock. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season Professor Brandt, in 1846, extracted from the cavities in the molar teeth of this skeleton a small quantity of half-chewed pine leaves and coniferous wood. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, April, 1880 Their nests are similar in construction to those of the last species and are situated in coniferous trees at any altitude from the ground. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The trees in the valley were chiefly of the coniferous type, fir, pine and spruce. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain Its coniferous genera, too, receive great accessions to their numbers, and begin to resemble, more closely than at an earlier period, the genera which still continue to exist. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed At this time we may find him wherever trees grow, but his real summer home is coniferous forests, especially of hemlocks, in which he often builds his nests 15-20 feet above the ground. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The coniferous forests of which these trees form a part are among the most wonderful and interesting ones on the earth. Conservation Reader In New England, I have always found them nesting in company with Parula Warblers, in dead coniferous swamps in which the branches are covered with long pendant moss. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Few exceed fifty pounds, while most of them fall below forty pounds, and much of the pine and other coniferous wood weigh less than thirty pounds per cubic foot. Seasoning of Wood It is a species of considerable economic importance and interest, since it is a parasite on certain coniferous trees, and perhaps also on certain of the broad-leaved trees. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. Nests in coniferous forests on the ground, laying 4 white, lightly spotted eggs in June. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The sticky sap of the coniferous trees is obtained by making a cut in the bark. Conservation Reader They nest at high elevations in coniferous trees on the mountain sides, placing their nests either on the horizontal boughs or forks at the end of them. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. They are present only in our coniferous woods, and even here they are restricted to pine, spruce, and larch, and are normally absent in fir, cedar, cypress, and yew. Seasoning of Wood A genus of lofty coniferous trees, abounding in temperate climates, and valuable for its timber and resin. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. It nests in May, building in coniferous trees or near the ground, and laying 4-7 greenish eggs, heavily marked with brown and purple. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season Soon we reach the most wonderful coniferous forest in all the world. Conservation Reader They nest in coniferous trees in swampy places, making their nests of bark shreds and rootlets and placing them in horizontal forks at elevations of from five to thirty feet from the ground. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Consequently I cut down my ambition to include only coniferous and nut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 Root diseases of Castanea species and some coniferous and broadleaf nursery stocks, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 In March, while the ground is still snow-covered, they lay 3-4 pale greenish, spotted eggs in a well-formed nest, 15-30 feet up in a coniferous tree. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The landscape shows many shades of green; deep forests, mostly coniferous, extend from the valley of the Rednitz to that of the Tauber. The Goose Man Their nests are constructed of rootlets, fine weed stalks and grasses, lined with hair, and are placed on horizontal limbs of coniferous trees. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. In this particular cylinder, rude as the design is, it bears an unmistakable likeness to a real tree—of some coniferous species, cypress or fir. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Callitris quadrivalvis.—This coniferous plant is a native of Barbary. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Beyond the plains rise the Rocky mountains, their flanks covered with coniferous woods; but the trees are small, and do not ordinarily grow very close together. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado This consists chiefly of the leaves of some coniferous tree, either an Abies or a Pseudotsuga. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 They nest in coniferous woods throughout their United States and Canadian range, the nests being placed at any height from the ground and being constructed like those of the Black-throated Green. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Mr. Lake: Are there any coniferous trees in that forest? Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 It was a sea bordered with sandstone and surrounded by coniferous forests, where stately trees nodded in the breezes. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Hudsonian zone: is that part of the boreal region comprising the northern part of the great transcontinental coniferous forests. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology The first of the coniferous trees which we meet is an odd-looking one known as the digger pine. The Western United States A Geographical Reader The nests are most often found under the loosened bark on coniferous trees. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Mr. Lake: The fact that it is rich alluvial soil does not usually bar coniferous trees; it may in your section. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 Ranging from 8,000 to 14,000 feet above sea-level, the coniferous forests are one of the most characteristic features of Mexico. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development It was a fossilized coniferous resin found on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Handwork in Wood The Sequoia, as the genus is called, which also includes the redwood of the Coast ranges, is in many respects the most remarkable of all our coniferous trees. The Western United States A Geographical Reader Your informant meant, of course, the two species of the coniferous family which are called mammoth trees, because they are the giants of the vegetable kingdom, as the mammoths were of the animal kingdom. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The wagon had turned into the deeper forest now redolent with the heavy odor of the coniferous woods, and Ba'tiste straightened. The White Desert This animal is essentially arboreal in its habits, inhabiting chiefly thick coniferous woods, whence its name of Pine Marten is derived. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The forest region, and especially its coniferous portion, though it has lost some of its representatives within historic times, is still rich. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers No other coniferous forests in the world can compare with those covering the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. The Western United States A Geographical Reader Only occasionally do we see to the north a small patch of taiga, or the Siberian coniferous forest, silent and dark. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The fossil trunk of a coniferous tree was found in Wyoming, which was filled with groups of wood-living shells similar to the living Teredo. Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections The Ginkgo belongs by descent to the coniferous tree group. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 On the other hand, the hare and also the grey partridge, the hedgehog, the quail, the lark, the rook, and the stork find their way into the coniferous region as the forests are cleared. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Then, through the dark coniferous grove they wandered side by side, The tender Iguanodon and Ichthyosaurian bride; And through the enubilious air, the carboniferous breeze, Awoke, with their amphibious sighs, the silence in the trees. Dot and the Kangaroo We had passed through woods of coniferous trees and among rustling foliage of yellow leaves. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The wood and foliage of coniferous trees like spruce, fir, and pine are so full of turpentine and resin that they burn like tinder. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters In the foregoing pages consideration has been given to the growing of native coniferous species only. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods The trees were either coniferous or something similar, and the vegetation grew well but not with the frenzy of a tropic region. Operation: Outer Space When a forest is burned down in that dry region, it is doubtful if coniferous trees will ever grow again, except in some localities specially favored. Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 The coniferous trees do not lend themselves at all to this system of treatment, and, among the broadleaf trees, the species vary in their ability to sprout. Studies of Trees Then it was found that other coniferous woods might be used to replace the rags, after being submitted to what is called the sulfite process. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Much that has been said in the chapter concerning the methods of establishing coniferous woods applies equally well to hardwoods. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods Syncopate and curtail a fabled spirit, and leave a coniferous tree. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 "Well, I'll see the country, and find out something about the coniferous gums." The Intriguers The pines may be told from the other coniferous trees by their leaves, which are in the form of needles two inches or more in length. Studies of Trees The devotion to floriculture among the Siberians has its chief impulse in the long winters, when there is no out-door vegetation visible beyond that of the coniferous trees. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Since more coniferous trees retain their foliage throughout the entire year, they afford protection in winter as well as in summer. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods Silicified fossil wood of a coniferous tree, is found abundantly in the plains, and in rounded pebbles in the banks and bed of the river, also chalcedony and compact brown haematite. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 This is the genuine article, and it's certainly the product of a coniferous tree. The Intriguers They are more common in coniferous forests, because the leaves of hardwoods do not burn so readily. Studies of Trees Their elevation is about a thousand feet, and they are covered to their summits with dense forests of foliferous and coniferous trees. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life For plantations of broadleaf species, one-year-old seedlings are best suited, while coniferous species should be two to three years old. Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods In all probability coniferous trees, similar to the living firs, pines, larches, &c., gave rise for the most part to the mineral oils. The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes There are no vessels or pores in coniferous wood such as one sees so prominently in oak and ash, for example. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing How to tell them from other trees: The pines belong to the coniferous class of trees; that is, trees which bear cones. Studies of Trees The coniferous woods of Canada and the Carolinas and Florida, are made up of trees that resemble one another about as nearly as blades of grass, and grow close together in much the same way. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice The nests are usually built in evergreens, which are cone-bearing or coniferous trees. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners We might reasonably expect that where we find the remains of fossil coniferous trees, we should also meet with the cones or fruit which they bear. The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes This is particularly the case with coniferous woods. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing This is characteristic of all coniferous trees, except the larch and cypress, which shed their leaves in winter. Studies of Trees Signs of pitch on the bark of coniferous trees are the first symptoms of infection. The School Book of Forestry In coniferous forests of Canada, and confined to calcareous regions. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada The gnarled habit of the Oak is conspicuous even in the most crowded forest, and coniferous woods are apt to be disfigured by dead branches projecting from the bole. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Of the American coniferous trees, the Hemlock is of the next importance, being, perhaps, in its perfection, a more beautiful tree than the White Pine, or than any other known evergreen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 The two have been grouped together in this study because they are both coniferous trees and, unlike the other Conifers, are both deciduous, their leaves falling in October. Studies of Trees Fires also run along the tops of the coniferous trees high above the ground. The School Book of Forestry Here and there, under the huge coniferous trees, lay patches of snow still unmelted, though the month was June. The Port of Adventure But it is only where fires never run that truly ancient forests of pitchy coniferous trees may exist. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon The pyramidal trees are included chiefly among the coniferous evergreens, embracing the Pine, the Fir, the Spruce, and the Cypress. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Where one has to plant both coniferous and deciduous trees, it is best to get the deciduous in first, and then the conifers. Studies of Trees They formed part of the great coniferous forest which rolls west from the wet Coast Range of Canada's Pacific Province and, overleaping the straits, spreads across the rugged and beautiful wilderness of Vancouver Island. Vane of the Timberlands One of the most satisfactory of all coniferous plants for hedges is the common hemlock, which stands shearing well and makes a very soft and pleasing mass. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) But though so wild and unconventional when full-grown, the sugar pine is a remarkably regular tree in youth, a strict follower of coniferous fashions, slim, erect, tapering, symmetrical, every branch in place. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Fairy-like young plantations of rare specimens of the coniferous tribe had arisen at every available point of the landscape, wherever there had been barrenness before. The Lovels of Arden They said "cotyledon," and "syngenesious," and "coniferous," and such words, remarkably well, considering they did not care two straws about them. How to Do It Kauri is the resin of Dammara australis, a living coniferous tree of New Zealand, and the "gum" is dug from the earth on the sites of forests which have now disappeared. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 The number of excellent coniferous evergreens now offered in the American trade is large. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) Nature has made him master-forester, and committed the greater part of the coniferous crops to his management. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon In the army everywhere, when the description of a person is written down, the relative number of volutes and coniferous finger-tips is noted. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 Returning to old Calabria, we find the woods of Locri praised by Proclus—woods that must have been of coniferous timber, since Virgil lauds their resinous pitch. Old Calabria Amber is the resin which exuded from certain coniferous trees that, in Tertiary times, grew abundantly in northern Europe. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 The following list contains the most usual of the shrub-like coniferous evergreens, with * to mark those native to this country. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) In most coniferous trees there is a sameness of form and expression which at length becomes wearisome to most people who travel far in the woods. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Nature has made him master forester and committed most of her coniferous crops to his paws. The Mountains of California I should like to see how the rigid aspect of a coniferous tree, of which there is not one indigenous to the islands, would look by contrast. The Hawaiian Archipelago So we have three groups of coniferous trees which agree in this peculiar geographical distribution, with, however, a notable extension of range in the case of the yew: 1. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism Dr. Dawson found a hardened peaty bed under the bowlder-clay, in Canada, which "contained many small roots and branches, apparently of coniferous trees allied to the spruces." Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel They are covered with thick forests, in which coniferous plants predominate. Minnesota and Dacotah The coniferous woods of Canada, and the Carolinas, and Florida, are made up of trees that resemble one another about as nearly as blades of grass, and grow close together in much the same way. The Mountains of California Whether deciduous forest, coniferous forest, prairie, even desert, nature makes the most of the available resources and raises the living drama to its most intense and complex peak possible. Organic Gardener's Composting Another, "which appears to have been the commonest coniferous tree on Disco," was common in England and some other parts of Europe. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism Organic remains are generally wanting, but the leaves and wood of coniferous plants, and in one case a cone, have been found. The Student's Elements of Geology Then, through the dark coniferous grove they wandered side by side, The tender Iguanodon and Ichthyosaurian bride And through the enubilious air, the carboniferous breeze, Awoke, with their amphibious sighs, the silence in the trees. Dot and the Kangaroo He seems himself a kind of coniferous fruit,—both fruit and flower. The Mountains of California Looking to an earlier epoch, when the strata of the Cordillera were depositing, there were islands which even in the latitude of Northern Chile, where now all is irreclaimably desert, supported large coniferous forests. Geological Observations on South America In the ferruginous sandstones, associated with the carboniferous deposits of Spitzberg, the beech, the poplar, the magnolia, the plum tree, the sequoia, and numerous coniferous trees can be made out. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples Many silicified trunks of coniferous trees, and the remains of plants allied to Zamia and Cycas, are buried in this dirt-bed, and must have become fossil on the spots where they grew. The Student's Elements of Geology The coastal forest is unlike the other coniferous forests in two respects, for its distribution and growth are not limited by long winters but by sandy soil which quickly becomes dry. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America They have no bees nor honey-making insects, but they make much use of a sweet gum that oozes from a coniferous plant, not unlike the araucaria. The Coming Race I brought home many specimens, and all of them, according to Mr. R. Brown, present a coniferous structure. Geological Observations on South America Not to "high coniferous trees in northern forests," — the Mecca of innumerable warblers — but to scrubby, second growth of woodland borders, or lower trees in the heart of the woods, do these dainty birds retreat. Bird Neighbors Several of them were a foot and a half in diameter, and some yards in length, decidedly of coniferous wood, and showing rings of annual growth. The Student's Elements of Geology As a home for the fox, marten, weasel, beaver, and many other fur-bearing animals, however, the coniferous forests are almost ideal. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America One of the beds is a perfect mat of the debris of a coniferous tree, called by Heer Sequoia Couttsiae, intermixed with leaves of ferns. The Student's Elements of Geology In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America |
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