194. FOREST CULTURE AND 
great part of the forests at Nipon. The wood is white- 
veined and compact, assuming, when planed, a silky 
lustre. It is used in Japan for temples. There are 
varieties of this species with foliage of a golden and 
of a silvery-white hue. 
Two other Japanese cypresses deserve introduction, 
namely : Cupr. breviramea (Chameecyparis brevira- 
mea, Maxim.), and Cupr. pendens, (Chamecyparis 
pendula, Maxim.). 
Cupressus pisifera, F. von Muell. (Chameecyparis 
pisifera, 8S. & Z.)—Japan. It attains a height of 
thirty feet, producing also a variety with golden foli- 
age. 
Cupressus sempervirens, L.—Common Cypress of 
South Europe. Height of tree up to eighty feet. It 
is famous for the great age it reaches, and for the du- 
rability of its timber, which is next to imperishable. 
At present it is much sought for the manufacture of 
musical instruments. | 
Cupressus thurifera, Humb. B. & K. — Mexico ; 
three thousand to four thousand five hundred feet 
above sea-level. A handsome pyramidal tree, up- 
ward of forty feet high. 
Cupressus thuyoides, Linne. (Chameecyparis sphe- 
roidea, Spach.)—White Cedar of North America; in 
moist ormorassy ground. Height of tree eighty feet; 
diameter of stem three feet. The wood is light, soft, 
and fragrant ; it turns red when exposed to the air. 
Cupressus torulosa, Don.—Nepal Cypress. North- 
ern India; four thousand five hundred to eight thou- 
sand feet above sea-level. Height of tree one hun- 
dred and fifty feet; circumference of stem, as much 
as sixteon feet. The reddish, fragrant wood is as 
