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furrowed ; all closely pressed, free and pointed at the apex. 

 Cones globose, ^| in. in diameter on slender, often curved 

 stalks, ripening in the second year, dark brown ; scales 8, each 

 with a minute ovate process. Seeds 3-5 on each scale, | in. long, 

 shining reddish-brown with scattered resin tubercles and narrow 

 wings. 



Among the true cypresses this species is known by its com- 

 pressed pendulous branches, greyish or sage-green foUage and 

 small cones with few seeds. 



This very elegant tree is found wild in Central China, occurring 

 in mountain districts at elevations usually below 3,000 ft., and 

 is cultivated in the E. Himalaya, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan, at 

 elevations of 4,000-8,000 ft., chiefly near temples and monasteries. 

 It was discovered near Lake Sihoo, Chekiang, by Sir George 

 Staunton in 1793. According to Wilson ^ it is widely distributed 

 in the Yangtze Valley and is particularly abundant in steep 

 limestone districts throughout W. Hupeh and Szechuen, and is 

 commonly planted near tombs and temples. 



C. funebris has been known in cultivation since about 1848, 

 but is scarcely hardy except in the south and south-west counties 

 of England and in Ireland. 



This cypress yields a moderately hard, durable, and close- 

 grained wood with very narrow medullary rays and inconspicuous 

 annual rings. It is largely employed by the Chinese in the 

 hulls and decks of native boats and for general constructive work. 



Where the climate is mild enough this tree thrives in any 

 good garden soil, including that of a limy nature. 



Cupressus Goveniana, Gordon. (Fig. 39.) 

 CaIiIfornian Cypress. 



Cupressus Sargenti, Jepson.^ Go wen Cypress ; Mountain Cypress ; 



North Coast Cypress. 



A tree attaining 50 ft. in height in cultivation, but usually 

 much smaller in a wild state on mountain slopes in California, 

 where it is often not more than 15 ft. high. Bark dark reddish 

 brown, irregularly divided into narrow ridges, scaly. Small 

 branches reddish brown, giving off short tripinnate branchlet 

 systems, the ultimate divisions slender, quadrangular, and about 

 oV in. diameter. Foliage fragrant when bruised. Leaves in four 

 equal ranks, ^V-jV in. long, ovate, closely pressed, sub-acute, 

 often sharp-pointed at the apex, convex on the back, which is 

 usually marked with a glandular depression. Male flowers | in. 

 long, yeUow. Cones ripening in the second year, persistent for 

 several years, stalked, globose, dark shining brown, ^f in. in 



iP/. Wils. ii, 56 (1914). ^ Silv. Calif. 153 (1910). 



