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pyramidal, while the bright bluish hue of the foliage contrasts 

 strangely with the reddish-brown bark of the stem and branches, 

 patches of which are every here and there visible from the 

 fact of the branches being somewhat sparsely produced. The 

 sub-division of the branches is remarkably regular, the branch- 

 lets for almost the entire length of the shoot being of nearly 

 uniform length. The leaves are regularly appressed and 

 scale-like, while the bright yellow catkins at the branch tips 

 are highly ornamental, and often produced when the plants are 

 four years old. When ripe, the cones are nut brown, the scales 

 ending in a conical point. It makes a good pot plant. Speci- 

 mens fully 40 feet high are to be found in Ireland. 



C. lusitanica, Miller. The Cedar of Goa. {Synonyms: — 

 C. glanca, Lamarck ; C. pcndula, L'Heritier ; C. Uhdeana, 

 Gordon.) — This is a beautiful species — indeed may well be 

 described as one of the most distinct and graceful members 

 of the family to which it belongs. The trunk is well clothed 

 with somewhat pendulous branches, the foliage being scale- 

 like and closely imbricated. Fruit is produced in great 

 quantity, the individual cones being about the size of those 

 of the Lawson Cypress, but with a distinct hooked append- 

 age on the outer side of each scale. 



Both fruit and leaves are covered with a beautiful glaucous 

 bloom. 



In maritime situations it succeeds best — and by far the 

 finest trees I have seen are throughout Ireland generally. 



C. IVIa.cna.b5a.nia.| Murray. {Synonyms : — C. glandulosa, 

 Hooker ; C. glanca, Department of Agriculture, U.S.A.) 

 California, Mount Shasta. 1852. — Although this is a very 

 beautiful and distinct species, it has never found much favour 

 with the British tree planter. This is certainly to be regretted, 

 as the low compact habit of growth and deep bluish-green glau- 

 cescent foliage render it a very distinct and desirable species. 



C. macrocarpa,^ Hartweg. Monterey Cypress. 

 {Synonyms : — C. Lambertia?ia fastigiata, C. Hariwegi, 



^ For a full account of Citpressns macrocarpa, illustrated, see my article in The 

 Garden, vol. xxix., 1886, 



