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A HANDBOOK OF CONIFERS 



Branches smooth, brown, the younger ones roughened with 

 persistent brown remote leaves. Branchlet systems in flattened, 

 pendulous, fern-like sprays with alternate pinnae arranged in two 

 ranks. Leaves dull green without white streaks, emitting an un- 

 pleasant smell when rubbed ; closely pressed, disposed in opposite 



Fig. iS.—CUPRESSUS NOOTKATENSIS. 



a, spray with two cones ; 6, branchlet ; c, male cone ; d, expanded female cones in various 



positions ; e, seeds. 



pairs equal in length, t\j-J in. long, abruptly narrowed or sharp- 

 pointed at the apex, the lateral pair keeled, the facial pair 

 flattened, rhomboidal ; shining, not or rarely glandular ridged ; 

 those on the main axes equal in length, |in. long, free at the 

 acute tips. Male flowers yellow. Cones ripening in May of the 

 second year, globose, stalked, green tinged with plum-colour 



