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CONITBERZE: 
CUPRESSINEZ. 
Cryptomeria 
frequent or so conspicuous as in the Cryptomeria. j.sonica 
The modern botanical visitors to Japan—Veitch 
and Fortune—speak of the Japan Cedar, or 
Cryptomeria as a stately and beautiful tree*. 
Veitch’s account of it is, that it is—‘‘perhaps 
‘““the commonest conifer in the empire. It grows 
“exceedingly straight, attaining a height of eighty 
“to one hundred feet. It is found in all- parts, 
“from Nagasaki to Hakodadi. There are nu- 
‘“merous varieties of it cultivated in gardens. 
“The wood is light and soft, but being very cheap 
“it is one of the most generally used timbers.” 
The Japanese name, it appears, is Sugz. The tree, 
however is not confined to Japan; for Sir W. 
Hooker, in his Icones Plantarum, mentions speci- 
mens which he had received from the Chinese 
eeema-o! Chusan, im, N:; lat:.30° 30'.. It was first 
introduced into England by Mr. Fortune, in 1844, 
from Shanghai in China; and has been certainly 
a valuable acquisition. 
JUNIPERUS EXCELSA, Bzeb. 
Loudon, v. 4, 2503. 
Endl Coniy. 25. 
The Tree which we have under this name was Juniperus 
; ae excelsa 
planted by my father, and is now very thriving. 
* See Sir R. Adtorf's ‘Capital of the Tycoon.’’ Vol. 2, pp. 480, 484. 
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