base, this tree should not be planted closer than forty feet to other trees. 

 It is not well adapted for parkings, but makes a beautiful lawn specimen. 



Lawson's cypress is prized by nurserymen, who have developed at least 

 sixty forms in color and habit from it. One of the most striking is the Golden 

 Lawson cypress, the young growth of which has intensely yellow foliage. Other 

 forms have foliage of rich green or a bluish metallic hue. The Japanese forms 

 are usually shrubs or very small trees. The Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis 

 obtusa) is a favorite Japanese dwarf tree. 



LIBOCEDRUS 



The genus Libocedrus embraces eight species, one of which is found on 

 the Pacific Coast in this country, two in Chile and five in the region from 

 southwestern China to New Zealand. The trees are large with pyramidal 

 habit, and graceful emerald foliage. In many ways they resemble Lawson's 

 cypress except that the pendent character of the tips of the branches is dis- 

 tinctive. They thrive best in well drained soil, but are hardy and withstand 

 considerable drought when once established. 



Incense Cedar 



Incense cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) occurs naturally chiefly in the 

 Sierras of California where it is found growing at elevations ranging from 2000 

 to 5000 feet in the north and from 3000 to 7000 feet in the south. The average 

 height is from seventy-five to 1 10 feet and the average diameter from thirty 

 to forty inches. The largest trees are 1 50 feet in height and ninety-six inches 

 in diameter. 



Incense cedar was first observed by Fremont on the south fork of the 

 American River while on his record expedition in 1844. It is widely planted 

 as an ornamental and forms a beautiful specimen with its abundant semi- 

 drooping foliage and columnar habit. It is not greatly disfigured by the 

 removal of the lower branches as is the case with so many conifers. As a 

 rule, however, it is not advisable to remove the limbs of a conifer used as a 

 specimen tree since this practice is apt to mar its beauty. 



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