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Benihami. Gordon says: "The handsomest and hardiest 

 of the Mexican kinds." 



13, . Lusitanica, Miller. THE CEDAK OF GOA. A 

 tender Cypress, that has been known under some ten or 

 twelve synonyms. It is a very beautiful tree from Spain 

 and Portugal, where it was introduced originally from the 

 East Indies. There is a variety of it in cultivation with 

 prettily variegated leaves. 



14, C. Mac-Nabiana, Murray. Syn. C. glandulosa, 

 Hooker, etc. A large shrub, growing to the height of 10 

 feet, and found by the collector Jeffrey in Northern Cali- 

 fornia. It is quite hardy in England, and may possibly 

 prove so here. In fact we know of a thrifty young spec- 

 imen that has survived the past three or four winters. 

 The habit of the plant is very dense, and the foliage 

 glaucous and handsome. 







15, C, macrocarpa, Hartweg. Syn. C. Lambertiana, 

 Gordon. In his Pinetum, Gordon remarks of this spe- 

 cies : " It is one of the finest Cypresses yet introduced, on 

 account of its beautiful bright green aspect, its great size, 

 and hardiness. Mr. Hartweg found it forming a tree 60 

 feet high, with a stem 9 feet in circumference, on the 

 wooded heights near Monterey, in Upper California, and 

 with a far-spreading, branching, flat top, like a full-grown 

 Cedar of Lebanon, which it very much resembles when 

 old. It is hardy, and will grow in almost any kind of soil 

 which is not very poor." We can unhesitatingly add our 

 testimony to its exceeding beauty, but are obliged to say 

 it has not proven hardy with us. Young plants known as 

 C. macrocarpa and C. Lambertiana are frequently adver- 

 tised by foreign dealers, but their identity is now fully es- 

 tablished. 



