CONIFER.-E. 860 JUNIPERUS. 



2. CUP RE' SS US. 

 Flowers monoecious. SkriU, in an ovoid amenl ; scales 

 peltate ; anthers 4, sessile. Fertile, in a strobile ; scales pel- 

 tate, bearing 4 — S, erect (orthotropoiis) ovules at base inside; 

 seed angular, compressed; integuments membranous ; cotjle- 

 dons 2 or more. 



From the Isle of Cyprus, where the Cypress is very abundant. Trees, with 

 evergreen, Hat, squainose, imbricated leaves. Fertile aments becoming 

 indurated cones. 



C. thyoi'des. 



Branchlr.ts compressed ; hazes imbricate in 4 rows, ovate, tnberciilate at 

 base ; coius spherical. This tree is thinly disseminated in N. England, but 

 quite common in the Middle States. It usually occurs in swamps, which it 

 densely and exclusively occupies. Flight 40 — 00 feet. Tiie leaves consist of 

 short, minute, evergreen scales, covering the finely divided branchlets, in 4 

 imbricated rows, and each one furnished with ;i minute gland or tubercle on 

 the back. The wood is white, fine-grained, and wonderfully light, soft and 

 durable. Used in the manufacture of shingles, pails, fences, ».tc. Posts made 

 of this cedar it is said will last 50 years. May. fVliUe Cedar. 



3. THUJA. 

 Flowers monoecious. Slerile, in an imbricated anient; 

 anthers 4, sessile. Fertile, in a strobile, each scale bearing 2 

 erect ovules at the base inside; seed winged; integument 

 membranous; cotyledons 2 or moie. 



Ga ^t/iw, to sacrifice ; its wood, when burnt, gives out an agreeable odor, 

 and was anciently used JTi sacrifices. Trees or shrubs. Leaves evergreen, 

 squaniose, imbricate. 



T. OCCIDENTA'LIS. 



Branrklets ancipital ; leaves imhncaic in 4 rows, rhomboid-ovate, oppressed, 

 tuberciifite ; caitcs oblong, the inner scales truncated and gibbous below the 

 tip. This tree i.s often called lohUc cedar, and from its resemblance might 

 easily be mistaken for the Caitrcssus tlnjniiLcs. It abounds in the British 

 Provinces and in the northern parts of the U. S. on the rocky borders of 

 streams and likes, and in swamps. It has a crooked trunk, rapidly diminish- 

 ing in size upwards, throwing out branches from base to summit. The 

 evergreen foiiaore consists of branchlets much more fl;it and broud than those 

 of the white cedar. Cones terminal, consislinir of a few long, loose scales, 

 unlike the round, compact cones of that tree. The wood is very light, soft and 

 durable. Its most important use is for fences. May. Jlrbor vltm. 



4. J UN I' PERU S. 

 Flowers dioecious, rarely mcnoeciou?. Sterile. — Ament 

 ovate; scales verlicillate, peltate ; anthers 4 — 8, 1-celled. 

 Fertile. — .Anient globose; scales few, united at base, concave ; 

 ovules 1 at the base of each scale; berry formed of the en- 

 larged, fleshy scales containing 2 — 3 bony seeds; cotyledons 2. 



Celtic, jiini-.vrus, rough or rude. Trees or shrubs. Lvs. evergreen, mostly 

 acerose, apposite or in whorls of 3. 



