THE CTPEESS SUB-FAMILY. 



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The Chinese Arbor Vitae has now become so well known 

 in this country as to scarcely need a description, but it is 

 so far inferior to our own native Thuja, both for speci- 

 men planting and for screens, that it must in future remain 

 decidedly in the rear. It was popular in former years for 

 both the above purposes, but it has now fallen into disuse. 



Fig. 43. BIOTA ORIENT ALIS. 



This species is found throughout China and Japan, 

 where it grows to the height of 20 feet. 



The Biota orientalis presents to the student of botany 

 an interesting study in the morphology of its fruit, per- 

 haps more so in respect to the great diversity of outward 



