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before ripening, about J in. in diameter ; scales 4-6, each with a 

 triangular sharp-pointed process. Seeds 2 on each scale, flat- 

 tened, winged, without resin. 



The most notable varieties in cultivation are : — 



Var. argenteo-variegata, Hort. 



Foliage variegated with creamy white. Not attractive. 



Var. aureo-variegata, Hort. 



Foliage variegated with yellow. Not attractive. 



Var. compacta. 



A dwarf form of dense habit resembling a high-mountain 

 specimen. Suitable for rockeries. 



Var. glauca. 



Leaves glaucous. An attractive variety. 



Var. lutea. 



Young shoots and leaves yellowish, changing to green. One of 

 the most vigorous and handsome varieties. 



Var. nidifera. 



A plumose form, the slender shoots clothed with closely 

 pressed, deep green, awl-shaped leaves, each with a central gland 

 on the back. 



Var. pendula. 



Branches almost horizontal, branchlets very pendulous, hang- 

 ing vertically in slender streamers several feet long. A very 

 graceful and handsome variety. 



The yellow cypress is sometimes confused with C. Lawsoniana, 

 but the foliage is coarser and of a duller green than in the latter 

 species, the leaves are equal or nearly equal in size, the male 

 flowers are yellow (not pink or crimson, as in C. Lawsoniana), the 

 cones take longer to mature and are furnished with prominent 

 triangular-pointed processes which are absent in Lawson's cypress. 



It is a native of the Pacific Coast region of W.N. America, 

 occurring in the Cascade Mountains of N. Oregon, Washington, 

 British Columbia, and Alaska to Prince Wilham Sound. It was 

 discovered at Nootka Sound by Menzies in 1793, and was intro- 

 duced into England about 1853. 



Wood of excellent quality, hard, very close-grained, yellow, 

 very durable, fragrant, finishing with a satiny surface, and 

 sometimes prettily marked. It is used in boat-building, general 

 carpentry, and in cabinet-work. Timber has been exported to 

 China and used as a substitute for satin wood, although the two 

 woods are not alike. Cabinet and furniture manufacturers 



