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that for forest work it should be planted 3 ft. apart each way. 

 When used for hedges the plants may be spaced from 2-3 ft. 

 apart according to size. 



Cupressus lusitanica, Miller. (Fig. 41.) 

 Mexican Cypress. 



C( dar of Goa. 



A tree varying greatly in habit, attaining in Mexico and 



Fig. 41.— cupressus LUSITANICA. 



a, spray with three mature cones ; 6, branchlets ; c, seeds. 



Portugal 100 ft. in height and 12 ft. in girth. Bark reddish 

 brown with longitudinal fissures. Branches widely spreading, 

 with usually pendulous branchlets. Branchlet systems alternate, 

 not flattened, bipinnate, the ultimate divisions quadrangular. 

 Leaves in four ranks, tV in. long, closely pressed, ovate, often 

 long and sharp pointed, occasionally pitted. Cones about | in. 



