72 CHAMJECYPARIS. 



It is only found growing in a wild state, in the wet grounds 

 of the maritime districts of New Jersey, Maryland, and Vir- 

 ginia, where it nearly fills all the extensive marshes along the 

 coast. It also occurs in great abundance in the Dismal Swamps 

 near Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, and is found to extend 

 as far as Carolina, but always in swampy places. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, and has the following varieties : 



Chajvlecyparis spileroidea glauca, Endlicher. 



Syn. Chamsecyparis Ke wen sis, Hort. 

 Cupressus sphseroidea pendula, Hort. 

 thyoides Kewensis, Hort. 



sphseroidea Kewensis, Knight. 



Retinospora decussata, Hort. 



This variety differs from the species in being more compact, 

 denser, and in having the branchlets and leaves of a silvery 

 glaucous colour. It is a very beautiful variety. 



Chamsecyparis spile roidea atrovirens, Knight. 



Syn. ChaniEecyparis atrovirens, Hort. 

 Cupressus thyoides atrovirens, Laivson. 



This differs in having its branchlets and foliage of a bright 

 shining green, with little or no traces of the glaucous hue of 

 the species. 



CHA1VLECY PARIS SPILEROIDEA VARIEGATA, Endlicher. 



Syn. Cupressus thyoides variegata, Loudon. 

 variegata, Hort. 



Thuja sphseroidea variegata, Hort. 



This variety differs in having some of its leaves and small 

 branchlets of a golden yellow colour intermixed with the green 

 ones ; a desirable kind. 



Chajlecyparis spileroidea nana, Endlicher. 

 Syn. Cupressus thyoides nana, Loudon. 



