360 RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA. 



285. Cedar and Cypress. The Western juniper, or 

 cedar, (Juniperus occidentalis) grows thirty feet high, and 

 bears a strong resemblance to the juniper (Juniperus mrgini- 

 anus) of the Eastern States, The wood of a juniper-tree 

 found near the quicksilver mines of New Idria, is so hard and 

 fine in texture, that it would perhaps be valuable to en- 

 gravers. 



The arbor-vitae, also called cedar, {Thuja gigantea) is a 

 most symmetrical and graceful conifer, growing to be nearly 

 three hundred feet high. 



The Californian white cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) grows 

 one hundred feet high, and seven feet thick in the trunk. It 

 is found from Mount Shasta to the Tejon Pass. The trunk is 

 usually angular. Many of the trees are aifected with a dry- 

 rot, which destroys their value as timber. 



The fragrant cedar ( Cupressus fragrans) is found along the 

 northern coast of the State. It is a large tree, and produces 

 a white, clear lumber, valuable for furniture and the inside 

 work of houses. The wood has a strong, lasting, and not un- 

 pleasant odor, half way between turpentine and ottar of roses. 



Lawson's cedar (Cupressus lawsoniana) is a tree of little 

 value in the forest, but as an ornament it is highly prized. 

 The foliage is dense and graceful in shape, and brighter in 

 color than that of most conifers. 



The Monterey cypress ( Cupressus macrocarpa) is indigen- 

 ous only on Cedar Point, at Monterey, and there are not 

 more than one hundred trees there; but great numbers 

 of them have been planted for ornament in all the larger 

 towns of the State. It is hardy, and a quick grower, has a 

 dense, graceful foliage, bears clipping well, and makes a fine 

 appearance in all stages of its growth. The largest tree of 

 the kind is six feet in diameter, and sixty feet high. The 

 woocl is solid and durable. One tree at Monterey has as- 

 sumed a remarkable weeping appearance ; but I believe no 

 others of that character have been produced from it, Another 



