ORDER 128. TAXACE^E. 315 



6. CUNNINGHAMIA SmENSis. Tree from China, 30 40f, veiy 

 nniqne. Leaves 111'. lance-linear, stiff and pungent, in 2 rows. Cones ovoid. If, with 

 toothed and pointed scales (or bracts ?) each 3-seeded. 



7. THUYA, Tourn. ARBOR VIT.E. Fls. 8 , on different branches, ter- 

 minal. $ Anther-cells 4 on each imbricated scale. $ Scales few, in pairs, 

 opposite, imbricated, each 2-6-ovuled. Seeds winged. ^) > Leaves scale- 

 form, opposite, imbricated in 4 rows. 



1 T. occtdentalis L. Tree branched from base to summit ; leaves rhombic- ovate, 



tnbercloJ on the back ; cones oblong, scales not reflexed, each 2-seeded. On rocky 

 banks, common N., now very frequent in cultivation. Many varieties. 



2 T. (THUYOPSIS) DOLABRATA. Tree from Japan, 40 60f, with ovate scale-form Ivs., 



not appressed ; cones email, roundish, each scale 5-seeded. Rare. 



3 T. (BIOTA) ORIENTALIS. Shrub light green, or yellowish ; ramifications vertical ; 



cones broad, with thick scales and. horn-like leflexed points. China. 



8. CUPRESSUS, Tourn. Aments $ , small, roundish, fc Scales each 

 with 2 oo erect ovules. Cone globular, the scales angular, peltate, val- 

 vately closed until ripe. 5 Leaves scale-form, flat, imbricated as in Thuya, 

 often with a tubercle on the back. CYPRESS. 



1 C. SEMPERVIRENS. Cone large, oval, 1', scales 00-seeded ; Ivs. minute, ovate, obtuse, 



very closely imbricated. Cultivated South. Tree strict, conical, 20 40f. 



2 C. thyoides L. White Cedar. Tree pyramidal, filiform branchlets square ; leavea 



minute, lance-ovate, close, the tubercle manifest. Swamps. Cones small as peas. 



3 C'. LAWSONII. Splendid tree from Oregon ; branchlets flattened, feather-like, bluish- 



green ; leaves lance-ovate, tubercled ; cones H". Becoming common. 



9. TAXODiUM, Rich. BALD CYPRESS. Fls. 8 , sessile, small, round- 

 ish, the $ in spikes, $ in pairs below. Cone globular, the scales peltate, 

 angular, thick, firmly closed till ripe, with 2 angular seeds at base. Coty- 

 ledons 69. ^ With deciduous, linear, 2-rowed leaves. 



T. di stic hum Rich. Tree 100 125f, trunk 6 9f diam. ; large conical excrescences 

 grow up from the roots ; Ivs. light-green, scattered, in 2 rows on the slender branch- 

 lets. Swamps, Va., and S. Timber valuable. 



10. SEQUOYA, Endl. RED- WOOD. Cones roundish, with peltate trape- 

 zoid, 5-seeded scales, valvately closed. Seeds winged both sides. 5 Im- 

 mense, Califomian. Leaves linear or subulate, alternate. 



1 S. SEMPERVIRENS, Tree 200f, with a diam. of lOf; bark blackish, with rose-purple 



wood almost imperishable ; cones globular, 1' ; leaves of 2 kinds. 



2 S. GIGANTEA. Tree 300f, with a diam. of 20f (often larger !) ; bark cinnamon color, 



wood dull rer 1 , cones ova!, near 2' ; leaves mostly subulate. Rarely planted. 



ORDER CXXVIII. TAXACE^E. YEWS. 



Trees or shrubs, with the general habit of the Pines, but with no cones, 

 nor even the carpellary scale. Flowers consisting simply of anthers or an 

 ovule involucrate with bracts. Fruit a nut-like seed, naked, or in a cup 

 form dry or pulpy disk. Cotyledons 2. Fig. 166. 



