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Coniferous ZTrees. 



and 

 very 



leaves and branches among the green ones ; dwarf and 

 compact, of a conical habit; aureo-variegata, with the young 



branches tipped gold- 

 en yellow, very pictu- 

 resque ; erecta mridis, 

 of a columnar habit 

 and a beautiful green 

 color; gracilis pendu- 

 la, with long and slen- 

 der, semi - pendulous 

 branches ; nana, a 

 globular form, 

 nana glauca, a 

 beautiful glaucous va- 

 riety. The Nootka 

 cedar (C%. Nootkaen- 

 sis) is the finest and 

 hardiest species of this 

 genus. It is of a slen- 

 der, graceful habit, 

 with short arching 

 branches and imbri- 

 cated foliage, some- 

 times bright green, 

 sometimes glaucous. 

 There are several varieties of this species. The Japanese 

 cedar (CJi. obtusd), which grows into a tree a hundred feet 

 high, is quite common in gardens. The branches are slen- 

 der, with ample, feathery sprays, and scale-like, ad pressed 

 leaves. The most common varieties are : aurea, with many 



FIQ. 100. LAWSON'S CEDAR (CHAM/ECYPARIS LAW- 

 SONIANA). 



