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Var, compacta, var, laxa, and var, stricta, but of 



their merits we are unable to speak. In the grounds of 

 the late Wm. Held, Elizabethtown, X. J., we noticed two 

 very curious varieties of this species ; one quite dwarf and 

 compact in habit, and the other as upright and fastigiate 

 in growth as a Pyramidal Cypress. 



2. C. Nutkaensis, Lambert. NOOTKA-SOUND CYPRESS. 

 Syn. Thuiopsis Borealis, Fischer. Leaves, -J of an inch 

 long, quadrifarious, sharp-pointed, imbricated, appressed, 

 dark-green color, very slightly glaucous, without tubercles. 

 Branches, somewhat spreading, or sub-erect, incurved at 

 the extremities, tetragonal, and very numerous. Cones, 

 small, globular, solitary, with a fine glaucous bloom. 

 Scales, (4,) small, shield-shaped, rough, and terminating in 

 the centre with a thick, obtuse, straight point. Seeds, 

 mostly 3 to scale, flat, with a hard bony testa, and broad, 

 membranaceous wing. 



The Nootka-Sound Cypress, (most generally known as 

 the Thuiopsis JBorealis,) is a fine new species from the Pa- 

 cific Coast, in North-western America. It was found near 

 Nootka Sound, by Menzies; on the Island of Sitka, by 

 Bongard ; and at Observatory Inlet, by Dr. Scouler. Gor- 

 don says, it is " a tall, evergreen tree, from 80 to 100 feet 

 in height, with spreading or curved flexible branches, which, 

 when old, are covered with small blisters, filled with a 

 fine ^aromatic balsam ; but every part of the plant, when 

 bruised or cut, emits a strong odor, very much resembling 

 the smell of the common Savin." 



Our experience with this species has been entirely satis- 

 factory, and we have observed the same success attending 

 it in other localities. Should it continue to be as reliable 

 in the future, we may congratulate ourselves. The tree 

 grows finely, is very compact and dense in habit, is appar- 

 ently adapted to a great diversity of soils, and has par- 

 ticularly pleasing foliage. 



As this plant was unfortunately sent out under the 

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