Carrière, E. A. 1855. Traité Général des Coniféres. Publ. by author. Paris. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2026.01.11.

Carrière, E. A. 1867. Traité Général des Conifères, ed. 2. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2025.08.30.

For about 25 years this was one of the most authoritative texts on conifers, and many species are first described here. Those who want to know more of Carrière will enjoy this:

Williams, Roger L. 2004. An Intellectual Biography of Elie-Abel Carrière (1818-1896). Brittonia 56(4):365-374.