26 TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA 



leaves in autumn. The cones are spherical, about 

 % inch in diameter, and with thick scales which 

 bear two seeds each. Though confined to the swamps, 

 this cypress and the next will do well in any good 

 upland soil, and are very ornamental. 



15. Taxodium ascendens Brongniart. Pond Cypress. 



This tree inhabits savannas and poorly drained 

 bogs, and is usually smaller than the preceding, from 

 which it may 'be- distinguished by the leaves being 

 shorter and pressed against the twigs, although strong 

 sprouts often have the leaves spreading. The bark 

 is also more coarsely ridged and thicker in this 

 species. 



16. Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B S P. Juniper. 



This is the Juniper of the coastal plain swamps, 

 with scale-like leaves and very small dry cones about 

 the size of ia pea. It has great value for telephone 

 and telegraph poles. 



17. Thuja occidentalis L. Arbor-vitae. 



This is about the rarest tree in North Carolina, 

 and is scarcely more than a shrub here. It is said 

 to occur in only a few places, as on Cripple Creek 

 and Linville River, on limestone soil. The leaves 

 are minute and scale like, and the cones small and 

 elongated, about %-% i nc h long. 



18. Juniperus virginiana L. Red Cedar. 



The only cedar of tree size in our state; in shape 

 usually narrowly pyramidal, but in Chapel Hill usu- 



