A. KEY TO THE EVERGREENS, OR CONIFERS.
B. Fruit, a cone.
C. Foliage needle-like, conspicuous, spirally arranged.
D. Leaves, few in sheathed bundle. The Pines DD. Leaves, many in unsheathed tufts, de ciduous. The Larches DDD. Leaves, solitary and scattered.
E. Leaves flat, blunt, pale beneath, 4-ranked on twig.
F. Cones erect, large; branches stiff; bark smooth, with resin blisters. The Firs FF. Cones pendent, small; branches supple; bark rough; leaves on minute stalks. The Hemlocks
EE. Leaf-blades 4-sided, sharp at tip, not pale beneath; standing out in all directions. The Spruces CC. Foliage scale-like, minute, 4-ranked, close pressed to twig; cones small. The White Cedars BB. Fruit, a blue berry; foliage spiny or scale-like, or both. The Junipers, or Red Cedars S