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and tapering rather abruptly. On stronger shoots nearly 

 2 mm. wide at base, and then rapidly tapering, being 

 shaped like a spear-head. (Those of Thuya occidentalis 

 are barely 1 mm. wide and taper gradually.) Leaves very 

 close together on branchlets, and irregular in direction; 

 mostly recurved, but some point outwards and a few 

 forwards. Leaves thin and flat, ending in a sharp point; 

 light green above, glaucous beneath. On both upper and 

 lower sides is a narrow raised midrib, that of the lower 

 separating two narrow slightly sunk stomatic bands. 



This is a very dense upright form, making at Leonardslee 

 a compact pyramidal bush 3 by 2 feet. It is ten years 

 planted. 



C. sphseroidea, Spach. 



Syn. : Cupressus thyoides, Linnaeus. 

 The white cedar inhabits Eastern North America, and is 

 found in swampy ground from Southern Canada to North 

 Carolina. It has been cultivated in Europe since 1736, but 

 has not produced many dwarf forms. Its leaves when 

 crushed emit a strong savin-like odour. 



C. sphseroidea, var. ericoides, Beiss. and Hochst. (ii. 531). 

 Syn.: Chamcecy. ericoides, Carr. (" Conif.," i. 140, 



1855). 

 Retinospora ericoides, Zucc. and Gord. (ii. 



363, 1862), (not Hort). 

 Cup. thyoides ericoides, Kent (Veitch, " Conif.," 



1881-1900). 

 Cup. ericoides, Hort. 

 Junip. ericoides, Hort. 

 Widringtonia ericoides. Knight. 

 Retinospora ericoides stricta, Hort aliq. 

 Thuya occidentalis ericoides. Bean (" Trees and 



Shrubs," ii. 587, 1916). 



Leaves in threes, but sometimes in opposite pairs, 

 spread out or bent downwards; linear, flat, J inch; 

 frequently slightly convex ; under side two stomatic bands, 



