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firm, and of good lasting quality ; but it is well 

 to remember that many worthless slow-growing 

 forms of the tree have of late years crept into com- 

 merce. The tree, too, is very non-exacting as to 

 the quality of soil in which it is planted, and also 

 succeeds well on exposed ground. As an orna- 

 mental tree it likewise deserves attention, the 

 free growth and distinct shade of green which 

 pervades the foliage lending to it a peculiarly 

 distinct and pleasing appearance. The trunk is 

 straight and of gradual taper, the branches evenly 

 distributed, long and lithe, and the branchlets 

 numerous and thickly supplied with dark green 

 foliage. The cones are small, about three-quarters 

 of an inch long, oval, and generally produced 

 plentifully on the upper sides of the branches, 

 where they stand almost erect. Usually the 

 spread of branches is narrow in proportion to the 

 height of the tree, while the long annual growth 

 causes these to be placed far apart on the stem. 

 For shelter-giving it is a valuable species. 



Dr. Masters at a meeting of the Royal Hor- 

 ticultural Society exhibited specimens from Mr. 

 A. D. Webster, illustrative of the confusion in 

 the nomenclature of this genus. He observed 

 that T. occidentalis grows in the Atlantic States 

 of North America, and T. gigantea {Lobbi) on the 

 north-western or Pacific side. A form originally 

 named T. plicata was introduced at the end of 

 the last century by Menzies from Vancouver. In 

 Donns Catalogue of the Plants of the Botanic 

 Gardens at Cambridge this plant is recorded, but 

 without description. As this is a western species, 

 it is really synonymous with, or, at most, a variety 



