THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



This tree generally grows about 50 or 60 feet in height, 

 but according to Siebold, Fortune, and others, it is 



Fig. 57. CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA. 



frequently found 100 feet high. It is a native of China 

 and Japan, and, contrary to the general principle of the 

 American people with their native trees, this species is ex- 



