350 THE BOOK OF EVERGREEN'S. 



men as the " Ginger Pine." It is also called the " Oregon 

 Cedar/' 



In regard to its general appearance, " Mr. A. F. Beards- 

 ley, the well-known collector, and enterprising discoverer 

 of this and several other new species, says this tree grows 

 straight, six feet in diameter, 150 feet in height, and 

 nearly destitute of branches for 50 to 70 feet ; but when 

 found singly, its long, slender, pendulous branches are re- 

 tained down nearly to the ground, making the general 

 outlines columnar, surmounted by an elongated pyramid." 

 We presume it will prove equally as hardy as the C. 

 Lawsoniana. 



TENDER SPECIES OF CUPRESSUS. 



The species in the following list have mostly been test- 

 ed in this country, and are considered by cultivators as 

 rather tender for our climate. A few of the newer intro- 

 ductions may possibly prove hardy. At one time we im- 

 ported strong plants of every species we could obtain 

 from the European growers, but after a fair test we were 

 obliged to renounce all, excepting those we have previously 

 described. 



5, f , arODiatica, Van Houtte. Syn. C. California, 

 Carriere. A new and uncertain species of which little is 

 known, and, according to Carriere, a native of California. 

 It is said to be of strong growth, and somewhat like the 



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C. Lusitanica in appearance, but.no hardier. The foliage 

 and branchlets emit a strong odor when bruised. 



61 . attenuata, Gordon. This new introduction is 

 probably unknown in our country, although proven quite 



