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rative. Var. plumosa has a very distinct pyramidal outline and, 

 with the plumose branches and branchlets, is very ornamental. 

 Var. squarrosa, in which all the leaves are acicular and bluish 

 silvery -green, is a most distinct form and always attracts 

 attention. It is indeed difficult to connect it with the type from 

 superficial observation. 



The Hinoki cypress, Chamoocyparis obtusa, from Japan, is 

 not nearly as well known in cultivation as C. pisifera. It forms 

 a very handsome tree with horizontal branches and the branch- 

 lets somewhat pendulous. A few years ago there were trees 

 sixty feet tall on the estate of the late Dr. George Hall, Bristol, 

 Rhode Island. There are a number of varieties of the Hinoki 

 cypress. Perhaps one of the best is var. nana with a very dense 

 habit and the branches much crowded together, somewhat in 

 layers. The Hinoki cypress should be planted in moist, well- 

 drained, rich soil. 



The Nootka cypress, sometimes known as yellow-cedar, 

 ChamoBcyparis nootkateiisis, native from Alaska to Oregon, 

 forms a very handsome tree with a narrow pyramidal head from 

 a broad base. It is quite hardy and has shown no ill effects in 

 twenty-five years. It requires a moist situation and protection 

 from the sweep of the prevailing dry winds by the lay of the 

 land or otherwise. There are a number of named garden 

 varieties but they are rare in this country. 



The white-cedar, Chamwcyparis thyoides, native from New 

 Hampshire to northern Florida in cold wet soils, has nothing 

 particularly to recommend it from an ornamental standpoint. 

 It will grow well in ordinary soil, but it is important to plant 

 in soils full of stagnant moisture where nearly all other conifers 

 would perish. The branching habit is usually thin, with a spire- 

 like top. 



