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Larch, left side: (Larix decidua, or Larix europaea). Right side: 1) European larch (Larix decidua), twig with one long shoot and several short shoots; 2) Twig with male (m) and female (w) blossoms; 3) Male flower catkin; 4) Ripe cone; 5) Cone scales from the outside (a), from the inside with the seed (b) and without seed (c); 6) Russian larch (Larix sibirica, or Larix rossica); 7) Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi, or Larix leptolepis); 8) Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii, or Larix dahurica); 9) American larch (Larix laricina, or Larix americana). Wood engravings, published in 1897.