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Southern pine is a sticky, spindly tree that grows weedlike in every abandoned field, reproduces a stand of timber (unlike the North's mighty, slow-growing spruce and fir) in 15 or 20 years. It has long been used for kraft (boxes and wrapping) paper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Southland Paper | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

Slight, brisk, spruce in the uniform of a major general of the British Expeditionary Force, the Duke of Windsor appeared at a London hotel, quickly turned in, leaving a "do not disturb" request at the desk. He was in England "on business." The Duchess of Windsor remained in France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 29, 1940 | 1/29/1940 | See Source »

...understanding that Christmas Trees are almost invariably either spruce or fir. Pine trees, having needles from two to five inches in length and hanging in bunches, present a rather straggly appearance and are rarely used for the purpose mentioned. Possibly the President cultivates an unusual species of pine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 15, 1940 | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

...should F. D. R. pine? Why not spruce fir Christmas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 15, 1940 | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

...They were spruce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 15, 1940 | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

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