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cypress, but, we tliiuk, inferior to that well-known species in 

 ornamental appearance. It is more formal in outline, and wanting 

 to a gi-eat extent in the long weeping branchlets so charactez'istic 

 of well-grown specimens of C. Laiosoniana. The timber is of 

 excellent quality, remarkably light, close-grained, susceptible of 

 a high polish, and has a pleasant fragrance, not unlike that of 

 sandal-wood, which it retains for many years. Regarding the 

 lasting properties of the wood of the Kootka Sound cy})ress grown 

 in this country, it would be hazardous as yet to advance an 

 opinion. It, however, promises well, and has stood the test of 

 several years M'ithout any appearance of decay. At the Colonial 

 and Indian Exhibition one of the largest and most conspicuous 

 samples of wood was a clean and well-polished specimen, which 

 clearly displayed the beautiful graining, as well as large size to 

 which it attains in its native wilds. It was 18 feet in length, 

 4 feet in width, and 2 inches thick, clean, smooth, knotless as a 

 ])iece of yellow pine, prettily grained and of desii'able colour. 

 Boats and canoes are made of the timber, and have proved lasting 

 and strong ; while oars, paddles, furniture, fencing materials, 

 waggons, and household utensils are but a few of the many uses 

 to which it is applied. Trees of twenty years' growth are usually 

 about 19 feet in height, and in the nursery four- year-old plants 

 are a yard in height. A native of Vancouver Island and British 

 Columbia. Introduced about 1850. 



53. C. sempei'virens (Upright Roman Cypress). — This beautiful 

 upright cypress is among evergreen shrubs what the Lombardy 

 poplar is among timber trees — a fine contrast to the more spread- 

 ing and round-headed forms. The deep evergreen branches and 

 leaves render it a desirable tree for planting in graveyards and 

 cemeteries, and owing to its fastigiate habit it forms a suitable 

 tree for planting near buildings where the prevailing architec- 

 tural lines are horizontal. When judiciously placed along the 

 margins of plantations, or among other conifers of a more spread- 

 ing habit, its effect is strikingly beautiful. As an ornamental 

 tree this cypress is of great value, but as a timber producer, in 

 this country at least, it is not likely to attract much attention. A 

 native of the ilediterranean region, and eastward to the Himalaya. 

 The date of introduction is uncertain, but prior to 1548. 



54. C. thyoides (White Cedar), and its variegated form 

 C. thyoides varieyata, are two first-class ornamental trees, parti- 

 cularly when planted in a cool dampish soil. In their cultiva- 



