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Staminate cones oblong-ovoid, with 3 anthers to each row; seeds 



reddish brown. 3. C. Goveniana. 



Branchlets usually pendulous, the ultimate terete, slender, elongated; 



cones globose, l / 2 inch broad. 4. C. torulosa. 



Leaves conspicuously glandular and very fragrant. 



5. C. Macnabiana. 

 Branchlets flattened, forming frond-like sprays on long, pendulous branches. 



6. C. funebris. 



1. Cupressus sempervirens L. Italian Cypress. 



Tree attaining 80 feet, the typical form with erect branches forming a 

 narrow columnar head; leaves closely appressed, ovate, glandless or with 

 inconspicuous dark pits; staminate flowers cylindric, with 4 lateral anthers 

 in each row; cones oblong or subglobose, 1*4 inches long or more, glossy; 

 seeds nearly *4 mcn l n g> reddish brown, with light-colored hilum. 



The columnar form is the classical Cypress of the Greeks and Romans, 

 and is much cultivated in southern Europe. It is the type of the species, 

 but is not now known in the wild state. Commonly planted on the Univer- 

 sity grounds. 



la. Cupressus sempervirens horizontalis Gord. 



Branches horizontal, forming a broad pyramidal head, otherwise like 

 the typical form. 



This form is also common on the Campus. 



2. Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. Monterey Cypress. 



Branchlets short and stout, arising from all 4 sides of the twig; leaves 

 dark green, glandless or glands marked by a dark pit; rhombic-ovate, acut- 

 ish; staminate flowers subglobose, with 2 lateral anthers in each row; cones 

 globose to oblong, ^4-lj^2 inches long; scales 8-12, with a short obtuse umbo ; 

 seeds sharply angled, 3/16 inch long, chestnut brown, with a conspicuous 

 light-colored hilum. 



Tree attaining 40 feet or occasionally 70 feet, broadly oval in outline, 

 with spreading branches or, especially in its native habitat, with horizontal 

 branches forming a broad flat-topped head. The Monterey Cypress, which 

 is the most abundantly planted tree on the University grounds, is restricted 

 in its wild state to two small groves occupying the two promontories, Point 

 Lobos and Cypress Point, that mark the boundary of Carmel Bay. 



3. Cupressus Goveniana Gord. 



Branchlets arising from all 4 sides of the twigs, quadrangular; leaves 

 ovate, acute, glandless or with an inconspicuous dark pit; staminate flowers 



