76 CONIFERS. 



LIBOCEDRTTS Endlicher. 

 (Libocedars.) 



LIBOCEDRUS CHILENSIS. Endlicher. 

 SYN. Thuia chilensis. Don. 



A very handsome tree, recently introduced from the 

 mountains of southern Chili. It occurs in the same 

 latitude with Araucaria itnbricata, and will no doubt 

 prove as hardy in this country. It is said to resemble 

 a cypress in habit, but with drooping branchlets and 

 shining green foliage ; but from what we can judge of 

 our young plants, that description does not convey a 

 correct idea of its appearance. Both in its foliage and 

 peculiarly flattened branchlets and branches, it bears 

 a striking resemblance to Araucaria eoccelsa, but is not 

 so slender in form, being more bluntly conical in 

 general outline. It certainly is very distinct from 

 any other tree we are acquainted with. 



LIBOCEDRUS TETRAGOKA.. Endlicher. 



SYN. Juniperus uvifera. Don. 

 Thuia tetrayona. Hooker. 



This magnificent tree is a native of the cold southern 

 regions of South America, immediately below the 

 snow line of the Andes of Patagonia, where it occurs as 

 a tree from fifty to eighty feet high. Dr. Lindley, in 

 his description of it in " Paxton's Elower Garden," says, 

 " This tree promises to be a rival of Araucaria imbri- 

 cata, and to be as hardy." Any other allusion to its 

 merits would be superfluous. 



