CDPRESSUS. 25 



It originated in the nursery of Messrs. Lawson, of Edin- 

 burgh. 



Page 63. 

 CuPRESSUS LusiTANiCA, Miller, the Cedar of Goa. 

 Syn. Cupressus Goensis, Hort. 

 " „ Lusitanica elcgans, Rinz. 



„ „ „ tristis, Carriere. 



This species varies very much when raised from seed, pro- 

 ducing plants quite dissimilar in appearance, some being quite 

 twiggy and pendulous, while others are more branching and 

 stiiFer, and of all shades, from dull green to quite a glaucous 

 white; hence the reason why so many different names are 

 applied to this species and its variations when perpetuated by 

 cuttings or other artificial means by unscrupulous dealers. 



It is uncertain whether Goa or Cintra be its native spot, or 

 whether both had it from China. 



Page 65. 

 Cupressus macrocarpa, Hartweg, Mr. Lambert's Californian 



Cypress. 

 Syn. Cupressus Reinwardti, Hort. 

 „ „ Lambertiana fastigiata, Carriere. 



The finest of all the Cypresses, both for size and colour. 



Page 66. 

 Cupressus Nutkaensis, Lambert, the Nootka Sound Cypress. 

 Syn. Cupressus Tchugatskoyae, Hort. 

 „ Thuiopsis Tchugatskoyae, Carriere. 

 A fine tree, growing in favourable situations from two and a 

 half to four feet in diameter, and rising to a height of from 

 80 to 100 feet, with a straight stem, covered with rather a 

 soft, smooth, dark-coloured bark, and well furnished with an 

 ample branching and much-divided head; timber white and 

 soft, but affording, in considerable quantities, a strong aromatic 

 balsam, somewhat resembling the Canadian balsam in taste and 

 appearance. 



