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foliage between the arborvitae and cypress, it throws out its 

 limbs or branches at first horizontally ; but they soon assume a 

 gentle graceful curve, that gives to the tree a light, easy, and 

 attractively pleasing form, rendering it very desirable for plant- 

 ing in grounds of considerable extent, or for the bordering of 

 some parts of a wide avenue or entrance road to an estate. Its 

 hardihood is perhaps not yet perfectly tested at the North ; but 



FIG. 35. THE LAWSON CYPRESS. 



from its native habitat, and the many exposures that trees of it 

 have received, and their so far success, there is every reason to 

 believe that it will prove hardy in most locations. 



The tree, from the peculiar habit it has of making perpen- 

 dicular rather than horizontal roots, should be transplanted 

 while quite young, say not more than two or three years old. 

 To insure perfect success, it is best to obtain young plants in 

 pots/ 



