TASMANNIA 



ern greenhouses: Ivs. rather small, oblong to oblong- 

 lanceolate, usually obtuse, narrowed to a short petiole: 

 tis. 14-1 in. across, in small, terminal clusters. Spring. 

 Tasmania. B.R. 31:43 (white, tinged pink). 



F. W. Barclay. 

 TASSEL FLOWEK. See Dmilin flammea and Brick- 

 ellia. 



TAU-KOK BEAN. See DolicJios. 



TAXODIUM (alluding to the similarity of the foliage 

 to that ofTaxus). Glyplostrdbus, SchubMia. Conlf- 

 erce. Tall ornamental deciduous or evergreen trees, 

 with distinctly 2-rauked, small, linear leaves and glo- 

 bose or ovoid cones not exceeding 1 in. across. The 

 Bald Cypress, T. cUsfichiim, is well known in cultiva- 

 tion and is hardy as far north as New England. It is a 

 very desirable tree for park planting. Its light green 



TAXODIUM 



1771 



nating in long, horizontal roots. From these roots 

 spring the peculiar cypress knees, pyramidal protuber- 

 ances composed of a very light, soft, spongy wood and 

 spongy bark. These sometimes attain a height of 10 ft. 

 and with age usually become hollow. Prom the under 

 side of the horizontal roots large anchor-roots are sent 

 perpendicularly into the earth and help to anchor the 

 the swampy yielding soil. The knees are 



formed for the purpose of 

 ystiiii, since they are chiefly 

 ii"i i^'Hts, but their main pur- 

 s', the roots during the 

 ill'- swamps are covered 

 • I \ - L'low high enough to rise 

 Hau-i (see, also, G.F. 3, p. 2, 



feathery foliage and the narrow pyramidal habit which 

 it usually retains in cultivation give it a very distinct 

 appearance. In its native habitat it forms in old age a 

 broad, round-topped head sometimes 100 ft. across and 

 has the trunk much enlarged at the base by huge, often 

 hollow buttresses projecting in all directions and termi- 



believed by some 



strengthening this iuui-^.\>.ii-iij, 



found opposite t'p ili. : h.) i..ui 



pose is probalilx u 



several weeks cu- i : il 



with water. Thr i,-h , - :,,,., ,>- '^,- 

 above the surface ul iln; uau-i i 

 21. 22, 571. 



The Bald Cypress thrives best in moist, sandy soil, 

 but usually also does well in drier situations. The habit 

 seems to depend somewhat on the degree of moisture; 

 in drier soil the head is more narrow-pyramidal, 

 soil broader and more spreading. Prop- 

 agated by seeds sown in spring and the varieties 

 by grafting on seedling stock early in spring in 

 the greenhouse; also by cuttings in sand con- 

 stantly saturated with water or grown in water 

 alone, under glass. 



Three species in North America and China. 

 Lvs. alternate, linear, usually 2-ranked, falling 

 off in autumn or the second year together with 

 the short lateral branchlets : fls. monoecious, 

 viiiall; staminate tls. catkin-like, consisting of 

 spirally arranged anthers, with 4-9 anther-cells 

 and forming terminal panicles; pistillate fls. soli- 

 tary or in pairs at the ends of branchlets of the 

 previnus year, composed of imbricated scales 

 liianiii,' two ovules inside at the base: cone glo- 



' 1.1)1 -n. maturing the first year, con- 



-I 1 illv arranged woody scales en- 



1 I \ into an irregularly 4-sided disk 



\> 1 I I I ill tlie middle and toward the base 

 II, u 1 1. A 1. 1 11,1,, a slender stalk; 2 triangular, 

 wiii^^i-d stalls under each scale; cotyledons 4-9. 



The Bald Cypress is one of the niost valuable 

 timber trees of North America. The wood is 

 brown, light and soft, close and straight-grained, 

 but not strong; it is easily worked, durable in 

 the soil and much tised for construction. 



distichum, Rich. (Cuprisstis dis- 

 lichtt, Linn. Schubirtia dislicha, 

 Mirbel). Bald Cvpkess. Deciduous 

 Cypress. Fig. 2469. Tall, deciduous 

 tree, becoming 150 feet high, with a 

 buttressed trunk usually 4-5, but 

 sometimes attaining 12 ft. or more in 

 diameter, usually hollow in old age; 

 bark light cinnamon- brown, flaky; 

 branches erect or spreading, distlch- 

 ously ramififl. f,>rmi!i? a narrow pyr- 

 amidal 1 i I" I ..li.iiiL' at maturity 



broad an-i i ', i, -I, ili slightly pend- 

 ulous lini! . ! iiiiiiowly linear, 

 acute, thii . IilIiI -n , n. '._.-% in. long: 

 panicles of the purplish staminate fls. 

 4-5 in. long: cone almost globose, 

 rugose, about 1 in. across and desti- 

 tute of mucros at maturity: seed H 

 in. long. March-May. Del. to Fla., 

 west to Mo. and Tex. S.S. 10:537. 

 G.F. 3:7; 10:125. G.C. 11. 11 :372; 18: 

 361; III. 7:325, .328; 14:659; 24:320. 

 Gng. 2:225; 5:1. G.M. 39:875. M 

 D.G. 1896:303. S.H. 2:541. -An inter- 

 esting natural variety is : 



Var.imbric4rium,Nutt.(7'.(Zis(i'r7i«m 

 •n. Sinhisepeiidiila, L.odd. T. dislichnm, 



var. p6nduhi»i, Carr. Glijptoxtrdbus 

 pendiiliis. End\. G. Sininsis, UoTt.). 

 Smaller tree, with slender upright or often pendulous 

 branches clothed with spirally arranged, needle-shaped, 

 more or less upright and appressed Ivs. Occasionally 

 found wild with the type and often cultivated. B.M. 

 5603. F. 1871, p. 00. 

 A great number of garden forms have been described, 



