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a gigantic tree and its lumber is highly prized. Near-by is a 
group of the so-called umbrella pine (Sciadopitys), also Japanese 
in origin, its common name taken from the peculiar clustering 
of its long narrow leaves. This is one of the most decorative 
of evergreen trees, growing more than a hundred feet high, and 
has been cultivated around Japanese temples for ages. 
The true cedars (genus Cedrus) are represented by the deodar, 
native of the Himalayas, and by the Mount Atlas cedar, of 
northern Africa, both gigantic trees in their native habitats. 
Passing south along the ridge, visitors find fine young trees of 
the curious and beautiful golden a (Pseudolarix) of China; 
unlike them, its cones fall into pieces, while still on the tree. The 
real larches are exemplified by several species near-by. The 
eastern American kind, tamarack, or hackmatack, which forms 
bog forests further north, is represented by a few wild trees in 
the northern part of the Garden. 
Yews, relatives of the cone-bearing trees, but producing a 
pulpy fruit are clustered on a slope just east of the larches; the 
Japanese species grow most vigorously in this latitude, and sev- 
eral horticultural varieties of it and of the English yew are in 
the collection. Passing next to the pines, one finds a splendid 
group of the cunning little Tyrolese Mountain pine; south of the 
larches and near-by several species of the white pine group, all 
ost important timber trees; the Japanese red pine, and the 
North American Banks’ pine are planted near the main driveway 
on one side, and the Austrian pine and Scotch pine on the other 
side; a number of other pines are to be seen on the hills east 
and northeast of the large greenhous 
The docent points out the differences in foliage, and in cones 
of these trees. Then he leads the way to the spruces and firs. 
The cones of spruces are pendulous on the branches; those of 
firs are upright. 
The hemlock spruces (genus Tsuga, a name taken from the 
Japanese for the typical species) are planted near the elevated 
railway approach. The docent reminds his pupils of the famous 
natural forest of the Canadian hemlock spruce on the hills bor- 
