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o£E the coast of Lower California. At Monterey the main grove 

 occupies an area along the sea coast about two miles long and 

 200 yards wide, from Cypress Point to the shores of Carmel Bay. 

 The older trees, with their gnarled stems and flattened crowns, 

 are remarkably picturesque. 



The Monterey cypress was in cultivation at Chiswick in 1838, 

 the trees having been raised from seeds of unknown origin pre- 

 sented to the Horticultural Society by Lambert. 



Wood grown in Britain is of good quality, fragrant, yellowish 

 or brownish yellow in colour, but usually too knotty for good- 

 class work. From trees grown in close plantations, however, 

 it is probable that good furniture wood could be produced. It 

 is durable, and that which is too knotty for high-class work can 

 be profitably used in outbuildings, for fencing and many other 

 purposes. 



The tree is extensively planted in the south and south-west 

 counties for decorative purposes, and as a windbreak flourishes 

 in exposed places near the sea. It is one of the trees used at 

 Tresco to provide shelter for the many subtropical plants in the 

 famous Abbey gardens on that island. Thriving in a great 

 variety of soils, it is specially adapted for clay, and gives good 

 results on chalky ground and in heavy soil overlying limestone. 

 As it is a very difficult tree to transplant, seedlings should be 

 placed in permanent positions when not more than 12-18 in. 

 high unless they are established in pots. The most suitable 

 planting time is early autumn and late spring. Plants established 

 in pots may be planted at almost any time, but if the tops are 

 heavy each one should be staked to keep it from being blown 

 about and loosened at the collar. C. macrocarpa is unsuitable 

 for cold parts of the country, but suggestions have been made 

 that it is worth planting under woodland conditions in the south 

 and west. 



The Monterey cypress is being grown successfully in South 

 Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Uganda, and Kenya. 



Elwes and Henry, loc. cit. v, 11G5 (1910) ; Jepson, Silv. of Calif. 155 (1910). 



Cupressus nootkatensis, Don. (Fig. 43.) 

 Yellow Cypress. 



Cupressus nutkaensis, Hooker ; C. americana, Trautvetter ; Chamse- 

 cyparis nootkatensis, Sargent ; C. nutkaensis, Spaeh ; Thuj-a excelsa, 

 Bongard ; Thujopsis borealis, Carriere ; T. Tschugatscoi, Fischer. Alaska 

 C^'press ; Alaska Ground Cypress ; Nootka Cypress ; Nootka Sound 

 Cyjjress ; Sitka Cypress ; Yellow Cedar. 



A tree similar in habit to the Lawson cypress, attaining in 

 America 120 ft. in height and 18 ft. in girth. Bark brownish 

 grey, separating on the surface into large, thin, loose scales. 



