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usually in four rows, or both forms may occur at 

 the older stages. The cones are spherical and 

 half an inch in diameter. It succeeds well by the 

 sea -coast in several parts of southern England, 

 the largest specimen I have measured being in 

 the grounds at Walmer Castle, which was planted 

 by Lord Granville in 1868. 



This tree is 30 feet high with a branch spread 

 of 18 feet, the stem girthing 2 feet 7 inches at a 

 yard from ground level. It is well furnished with 

 branches, the tips of which hang down in some in- 

 stances for 2 feet, when they present an unusual 

 and beautiful appearance. Cones are plentifully 

 produced, and the tree, judging from present 

 appearance, has not suffered in the least during 

 the past unusually severe winter. It may be of 

 interest to state that this Cypress and other rare 

 trees at Walmer Castle were supplied by Masters, 

 nurseryman, Canterbury, father of Dr. Maxwell T. 

 Masters the recognised authority on coniferous trees. 



C. GovENiANA, Gordon. Gowen's Cypress. 

 (Synonyms : C. calif ornica, Car Here ; C. comuta, 

 Carriere.) California. 1846. — When seen in a 

 flourishing condition, which, unfortunately, is not 

 often the case in this country, Ciipressiis Goveniana 

 is at once one of the most interesting and beautiful 

 of the hardy, or rather half-hardy. Cypresses. I 

 have just had an opportunity of examining 

 probably the largest, certainly the healthiest, 

 specimens of this tree in the country, and of com- 

 paring it with the not very widely distributed 

 C. comuta, which by some authors has been elevated 

 to specific rank. The two are in every respect 

 identical, the bright green, fragrant, scale-like 



