that the effectiveness of the Court of Palms at the Panama Pacific Exposition 

 was largely due to the liberal use of these elegant trees with their somber 

 stateliness. 



Guadalupe Cypress 



The Guadalupe or blue cypress (Cupressus guadalupensis) does not seem 

 to be as short-lived as the Monterey cypress. It is about seventy feet in height, 

 and has a striking blue color to the foliage. It does well on dry, rocky loca- 

 tions similar to its native habitat on Guadalupe Island. 



Arizona Cypress 



The Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica) from the mountains of northern 

 Arizona has a handsome, brilliant blue foliage. It does not attain the height 

 of the Guadalupe cypress, but will stand more cold and drought. 



CHAMAECYPARIS 



The genus Chamaecyparis is closely related to Cupressus, and for purposes 

 of distinction its members may be called the "flat-branched cypresses," since 

 the branchlets are always arranged so as to lie in a plane. The branchlets are 

 drooping and feathery in appearance. 



The genus embraces five species, one of which is found in eastern United 

 States, two on the Pacific Coast and two in Japan. The Japanese have prop- 

 agated several nursery varieties some of them being dwarf-like in habit. 

 The species which grow on the Pacific Coast in this country reach a height 

 of 200 feet or more and are valuable lumber trees. The name Retinospora is 

 applied to some Japanese species of this genus with juvenile foliage retained 

 by artificial methods of propagation. 



Lawson's Cypress 



Lawson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) the garden term for the 

 forest tree known to lumbermen as Port Orford cedar, grows naturally in 

 restricted areas in Oregon and California. It was introduced into cultivation 

 shortly after its discovery in 1854. As an ornamental tree it has a striking 

 appearance because of its horizontally spreading pendulous branches, and 

 flat compressed foliage. The lowest branches usually persist and spread widely 

 so that the pyramid rests directly on the ground. On account of its broad 



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