Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
166. Arborvite (White Cedar). (Thuya occidentalis.) 
LEAF: extremely small (scarcely %’ long), scale-like, closely 
appressed to stem, roundish or ovate ; branches growing in flat- 
tened, fan-like sprays; aromatic when crushed. CONE: about 4’ 
long, oval to roundish, 6-10 scales, seeds broad-winged. Penn- 
sylvania and northward; near water. (Pl. XV.) 
167. Cypress. White Cedar. (Chamecyparis thyoides.) 
LEAF: much as in 166, but smaller, dull green, sharp-pointed 
or ovate, and ‘‘ sprays” much more delicate. CONE: lobular, 
Y%' diameter. Maine, southward along coast. (PI. XV.) 
168. Red Cedar. Savin. (Juniperus virginiana.) 
LEAF : of two forms: flat and closely appressed to branch, as 
in arborvitz (but smaller, 7;’ long), or awl-shaped, very sharp- 
pointed, prickly and divergent from branch, 14’ long ; in vigorous 
tree-branches and in shrubs it is mostly of the latter sort ; in older 
growth, of the former; dark green. CoNnrF: berry-shaped, 4’- 
4! diameter, blackish with white bloom ; tall, spiry tree, and shrub. 
169. Larch. Tamarack. Hackmatack. (Larix americana.) 
LreAF: 1’, more or less, needle-like, in fascicled clusters, 7.¢., 
so crowded as to appear in a dense cluster or whorl; in early 
spring; deciduous; bright green when young. CONE: 4-34". 
Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, and north. The European larch, 
which is the one usually cultivated, has longer leaves and cones. 
(Pl. XV.) 
170. Bald Cypress. (Taxodium distichum.) 
Leaf: %4'-3/', narrow, flat, thin, 2-ranked, late in May, decid- 
uous, as are also some of the branchlets, CONE: globular, 1’ di- 
ameter. Delaware to southern Illinois, and south; planted 
north. (Pl. XV.) 
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