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Schlagintweit 3522! (foliis oblongis acutis), in montibus 
usque ad limites arborum spontanea. 
Cupressus sempervirens indica, Royle MSS. 
C. Roylei, Carr. MSS. 
C. Whitleyana, hort., ex Carr. Traité, p. 128; Gordon, 
Pinet. p. 72. 
C. Doniana, hort. 
C. australis, Low ex Gord. Pinet. ed. 11. 1875, 103. 
Var. UMBILICATA, Parlatore, DC. in Prodr. xvi. 1. p. 469 ; 
strobilis subglobosis, squamis 10 dorso umbilicatis ibique 
in medio mucronatis, mucrone lato obtusissimo brevissimo. 
C. umbilicata, Parlatore, 1. c. 
Hance in Mus. Brit. 8891, ex hort. Bot. Florentie. 
Var. FLAGELLIFORMIS, Todaro, ubi? ; foliis oblongo-rhom- 
boideis ; strobilis subglobosis, squamis convexis umbonatis, 
mucrone latissimo foliaceo. 
Preter varietates supra nominatas exstant in hortis varietates 
seu forme numerosissimz. A cl. Carriére forme sequentes 
enumerantur :—C. retrofracta, expansa, orientalis, thuicfolia, 
pendula, protuberans, variegata, Bregeoni, cereiformis (cfr. Revue 
Hortieole, 1859, p. 166, c. ic.), montrosa, contorta, Fortuselli, 
Fernandi. De hisce et talibus varietatibus ita scripsit cl. Par- 
latore :—“ Stirps ramorum et ramulorum directione, strobilorum 
et squamarum forma maxime ludibunda .... Observationes re- 
centiores de strobilorum et squamarum nec non ramorum direc- 
tionis variabilitate certum me fecerunt ab unica et tantum poly- 
morpha specie omnes varietates provenire, nam in eadem arbore 
ramos partim fastigiatos et partim patulos, strobilos ovato-ob- 
longos, oblongos et globosos nec non squamas nunc dorso con- 
vexas umbonatas et mucronatas nune tantum convexas et vix 
aut ne vix mucronulatas, nunc rariter etiam umbilicatis mihi 
videre occurrit."— Parlatore, l. c. 469. 
The common Cypress recognized from time immemorial exists 
under two principal forms, the one pyramidal and fastigiate, the 
other spreading and Cedar-like. As will be seen by reference to 
the synonymy, some authors have taken the fastigiate form as 
the type of the species and considered the horizontally branched 
form as a variety. Others have adopted the reverse view, whilst 
still others have considered the two forms to be distinct species. 
Against this last view may be adduced the fact that intermediate 
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