60 CONIFERS. 



CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA. Don. 

 (Japan Cedar.) 



SYN. Cupressus japonica. Linnseus. 



Taxodium japonicum. Brongniart. 



A very lofty and magnificent tree, introduced from 

 China, where it forms immense forests. In its native 

 habitats it affects damp soils, in mountainous districts, 

 growing eighty to one hundred feet high, with a very 

 straight trunk. Its general form is pyramidal, with 

 erect branches, the branchlets drooping. In this country 

 it grows very rapidly, and is quite hardy. To succeed 

 well, it should be planted in a rich, deep, moist soil, in 

 a sheltered situation. In poor dry places it becomes 

 stunted in appearance, and brown in foliage. 



C. J. var. nana, Gardens. 



(Dwarf Japan Cedar.) 

 A dwarf dense bush. A curious variety. 



C. J. var. viridis. Gardens. 

 (Vivid-green Japan Cedar.) 



Conspicuous for its very bright pale green foliage, 

 which does not change during winter. In habit it 

 does not differ from the species, but its lively green 

 foliage renders it more attractive in winter, and it 

 appears to be hardier. 



