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CRYPTOMERIA, OR 



Leaves linear, narrow, sickle-shaped, rigid, acute-pointed, 

 decurrent at the base, and somewhat distantly placed spirally 

 all round the branchlets, and when fully grown bent back- 

 wards ; they are slightly channelled on both surfaces, quite 

 smooth, and of a cinerous green colour in summer, but change 

 to a rich bronzy hue in the autumn and winter, and from half 

 to three quarters of an inch long, and about half a line wide 

 near the base. Branches numerous, horizontal, spreading, 

 somewhat flat, and irregularly placed along the stem ; lateral 

 branches and branchlets alternate, curved downwards at the 

 points, and in winter of a reddish -brown colour. Cones very 

 similar to those of Cryptomeria Japonica, but the scales are in 

 general longer and much thinner. 



A robust pyramidal tree, with a straight stem, from GO to 

 100 feet high, found on the Island of Nippon, in Japan. 



This tree bears a considerable resemblance to the Araucaria 

 Cunninghamii, is perfectly hardy, and thrives best when 

 planted in a rather moist situation. 



No. 2. Cryptomeria Japonica, Don, the Japan Cedar. 



Syn. Cupressus Japonica, Thunberg. 

 Taxodium Japonicum, Bvongniart. 

 Cupressus Cheusanensis, Phikenet 



Leaves five-rowed, without any foot-stalks, short-pointed, 

 very close together, incurved or sickle-shaped, compressed on 

 the sides ; of a four-sided, rhomboidal shape, running down- 

 wards on the under side, and with a sharp, projecting mid rib, 

 from a quarter to three-quarters of an inch in length, bright 

 green, and quite smooth. Branches erect or horizontal, spread- 

 ing; lateral ones dividing alternately into numerous branch- 

 lets, thickly clothed with leaves. Cones about the size of a 

 large cherry, mostly standing singly, but sometimes in clusters 

 on the extremities of the branchlets, and without any foot- 

 stalks, mostly erect, and of a globular shape, but not very com- 

 pact or solid. Scales numerous, rather loose, of a dull brownish- 



