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Wherever this species has been tested in the open air, 



we are pleased to 

 learn that it is suc- 

 ceeding in a man- 

 ner that gives 

 promise of future 

 usefulness. At Par- 

 sons & Co.'s,Flush- 

 ing, L. L, and at 

 Wodenethe, on the 

 Hudson, there are 

 young plants that 

 are now giving 

 great satisfaction. 

 Its rich, dark glos- 

 sy foliage gives a 

 peculiar, yet charm- 

 ing appearance to 

 this plant, that 

 eminently fits it 

 for cemetery pur- 

 poses, and makes it 

 preferable to the 

 Irish Yew, which 

 it resembles in 

 manner of growth. 

 Dr. SieboM, who 

 first introduced 

 this plant from 

 Japan, states it is 

 a beautiful small 

 tree in that coun- 

 try, but we have 

 nothing further 



Fig. 64. PODOCARPUS JAPONICA, TWO-THIRD concerning it In 

 SIZE. 



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