44 THE GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 



C. Libani is the cedar of Lebanon mentioned in 

 the bible and writings of travelers in the Far East, 

 being native to the land known as the Cradle of 

 the Human Race and for that reason alone in great 

 demand for planting everywhere. It is darker in 

 foliage than the Himalayan cedar and less hand- 

 some. 



THE CYPRESSES 



The Arizona cypress, Cupressus Arizonica, is com- 

 paratively a newcomer to California, native to the 

 mountains of Arizona and New Mexico. It grows 

 somewhat columnar in form but is a handsome tree 

 of the type known as blue cypress. C. funebris is a 

 smaller, rather slender tree of loose foliage with 

 drooping tips and dark green in color. Gowen's 

 cypress, C. Goveniana, is a native of California and 

 will prove satisfactory wherever cypresses are 

 needed. 



Cupressus Guadalupensis is a blue form of the 

 better known Monterey cypress, native to Lower Cal- 

 ifornia and the near-by island of Guadalupe. In 

 color its foliage ranges from a grayish or bluish 

 green to silvery blue, the latter being the most at- 

 tractive foliage color found in the conifers. 



C. macrocarpa is the Monterey cypress common 

 over all of California and extensively used for 

 hedges, windbreaks and all purposes where a quick- 

 growing, thick-foliaged evergreen is wanted, but it 

 is rather a short-lived tree of somber appearance. 

 The tall, very slender cypress to which we attach the 

 name Italian is native to both Southern Europe and 

 Asia and is the classical cypress of Greek and Roman 

 writers. With us it is popular for making living 

 arches, gateways and for formal gardens and near 

 dwellings of severe architecture. 



