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leaves; depressed, minute. Cones ovate-globose, roughish, muricate, about 

 the size of a sloe, covered with a grey powder. Scales 8-angledj mucros 

 elongated, reflexed. Seeds yellowish. (Lamb.} This species forms, in the 

 climate of London, a remarkably handsome low tree, with spreading branches, 

 somewhat pendulous, and covered with fine glaucous foliage. It is, however, 

 rather scarce ; and almost the only specimens that are to be met with in the 

 neighbourhood of London are in the Horticultural Society's Garden, and at 

 Purser's Cross; at both which places it is upwards of 12 ft. high, after being 

 12 years planted. The largest specimen which we have heard of is in Ire- 

 land, at Oriel Temple, the seat of Lord Viscount Ferrard, the history of 

 which has been given at p. 109., and which was, in 1834-, 32 ft. high, after being 

 24 years planted. There is another fine tree in the nursery of Mr. Hodgins, 

 at founganstown, near Wicklow (see p. 116.), which, after being 54 years 

 planted, was 20 ft. high. From Ray's Letters, as quoted in the Hortus Kewensis, 

 the tree appears to have been introduced into England by Bishop Compton, 

 in 1683 ; but it still continues rare. Mr. Lambert had a tree in his conserva- 

 tory at Boyton, which produced " hundreds of cones, when not more than 

 12 ft. high." In Miller's time, there were specimens of it in different gardens ; 

 but most of them were killed by the severe frosts of 1740 and 1762. Accord- 

 ing to Brotero, it has been long in cultivation in Portugal, where it grows 

 much faster than the common cypress. The tree is abundant at Bussaco, 

 near Coimbra, in Portugal, whence cones might be imported, and thus so 

 fine a tree rendered frequent in collections. Its seeds may be treated like 

 those of the white cedar ; or it may be propagated by cuttings, treated like 

 those of TTiiija. Judging from the two very handsome trees in the Horticul- 

 tural Society's Garden, and that at Purser's Cross, it grows luxuriantly in a 

 deep loamy soil. In the climate of Edinburgh, it requires protection during 

 winter ; and at Paris it is kept in the conservatory. Price of plants, in the 

 London nurseries, 2s. 6d. each. 



t 4. C. TORULO'SA Lamb. The Bhotan, or twisted, Cypress. 

 Identification. Lamb. Pin., ed. 2., 2. No. 59. ; D. Don in Prodromus Nepalensis, p. 55. j W. S. Webb 

 in Litt. ; Royle Illust. 



