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though the small-leaved foliage with its silvery hue is very 

 handsome, and affords a pleasing variety in the garden. They 

 are very slow growers. Propagated by cuttings, but more 

 commonly by layers. Those cultivated in the Gardens of the 

 Agri-Horticultural Society for distribution are: 1. J. cernua; 

 2. J. Chinensis; 3. J. communis; 4. dimorpha. 



Thuja. 



ARBOR-VIT^E. 



Moderate-sized shrubs about four feet high. Their well- 

 known, exquisitely beautiful foliage renders them delightful 

 ornaments in the garden. Several unnamed species are found 

 in the Gardens of the Agri-Horticultural Society, introduced 

 from China by Mr. Fortune. They may be easily raised from 

 seed or propagated by cuttings ; but it is observed : 



" Conifer cuttings cannot be taken indiscriminately from any 

 part of the tree to be propagated. Cuttings from the side-shoots of 

 T. Donniana, for instance, make plants that spread themselves out 

 flat, as if they were crucified. Their shape resembles that of the 

 lower branch of a Spruce or Silver Fir broken off, and stuck upright 

 in the ground."* 



T. Orientalis. A common and very beautiful species, met 

 with in gardens of most parts of India. T. 0. aurea (syn. Bista), 

 a dwarf variety having a superb golden appearance when it 

 puts forth its fresh foliage, has been lately introduced. 



Cryptomeria. 



C. Japonica JAPAN CEDAK. When of full growth a tree of 

 immense stature, native of the north of China. Plants of this 

 handsome tree were introduced some years ago into the Gardens 

 of the Agri-Horticultural Society. 



Cupressus. 



CYPRESS. 



A genus of trees familiar to all for the beauty and graceful- 

 ness of their foliage. The following are found in gardens about 

 Calcutta. They bear no seed in that locality : 



* ' Household Words,' vol. xiii. p. 579. 



