PIN ACE A E (PINE FAMILY) 



4 a Leaves tapering at the base, somewhat curved 



NORTHERN SILVER FIR. (A. nordmanniana.*) 

 b Leaves not noticeably tapering at the base, not curved 



SILVER FIR. (A. plcea*) 



8 SCIAD6PITYS UMBRELLA PINE. (S. verticillata* ) 



9 CRYPTOMfcRIA JAPANESE CEDAR. (C. japonica*) 



10 TAX6DIUM BALD CYPRESS. (T. distichum.*) 



11 THtlJA. 



i a Branchlets lighter colored beneath 



ARBOR VITAE. (T. occidentals.) 

 b Branchlets alike on both sides 



ORIENTAL ARBOR VITAE. (T. orientalis.*) 



12 CHAMAECtPARIS. 



1 a Leaves usually spreading, pointed ; cones ^4-% in. in 



diameter SAWARA CYPRESS. (C. pisifera*) 



b Leaves usually appressed to the stem 2 



2 a Branches not pendulous; leaves not usually with white 



lines beneath SOUTHERN WHITE CEDAR. (C. thyoides.) 



b Branches usually pendulous; leaves with white lines 



beneath 3 



3 a Leaves usually shining above, thick, blunt at apex; 



mature cones about % in. in diameter 



HINOKI CYPRESS. (C. obtusa*) 



b Leaves not shining above, pointed or blunt at apex; 

 mature cones about ^4 in. in diameter 



LAWSON'S CYPRESS. (C. lawsoniana* ) 



13 JUNIPERUS. 



i a Leaves awl-shaped, in 3's, spreading 



COMMON JUNIPER. (J. communis.) 



b Leaves usually scale-like appressed to the stem, some- 

 times spreading but not in 3's 



RED CEDAR. (J. virginiana.) 



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