Gardening in California 



CRYPTOMERIA. 



A genus comprising only two species, both indigenous to 

 Japan. They prefer a rich, moist, well-sheltered situation and 

 abundance of water during the Summer months, when they form 

 elegant specimens of pyramidal habit. 



Propagate by seeds sown one-eighth of an inch deep in a 

 cold frame in Spring. When they are four inches high, plant 

 them in nursery rows (giving room as required) where they may 

 remain until wanted. 



CUPRESSUS (Cypress). 



The Monterey Cypress is a uni- 

 versal favorite, nearly every garden 

 having a representative of this species. 

 It makes an excellent wind-break and 

 stands exposure as well as, if not bet- 

 ter than, any tree we have experi- 

 mented with whether indigenous or 

 exotic. It is of vigorous habit and 

 assumes stately proportions. When 

 full grown and when its massive flat 

 crown is well-formed, no tree has 

 more character or more striking indi- 

 viduality. It grows well in any soil 

 but prefers rich well-drained loam. 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana is of more elegant form than the pre- 

 ceding, being of pyramidal habit and graceful outline. Cupressus 

 sempervirens (the Italian Cypress) is of a tall tapering habit 

 and formal appearance. 



The Cypress makes an excellent hedge. 

 All of the species are easily propagated by seeds sown, in the 

 early Spring, one-quarter of an inch deep, in boxes, and placed 



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Cupressus Lawsoniana. 



