20 GrMNOSPERMJE. 



imb., 4-ranked. C. (Retin6spora, Chamsecyparis) joisifera, Galbules 

 like peas. Shrub, Japan. C. (Reiinbspora) obtilsa, HlNOKl, Tree- 

 or-THB-SiTN, 80°-100° high, Japan. C. Lawsonidna, galhules Y 

 wide. A iine tree with thick flat spray. Cal. C. ihujmdes, White 

 Cbdar. Galbules Y wide. Foliage-spray slender, glaucous green, 

 evergreen. Tree 80° to 100° high. Wood white, valuable. Low 

 grounds, N. J. to Fla., W. C. sempermrens, classical Cypress of 

 antiquity. Galbules 1' in diam. Tree 50°-70° high, with fastigiate 

 branches ; in appearance like a Lombardy Poplar. Wood (probably 

 the Gopher-wood of the Bible) hard, fragrant, of a fine red hue, dura- 

 ble, valuable. Made into mummy-cases by the Egyptians. Pigs. 45, 

 47, A. Var. horizontdlis, Wild Cypress. Has spreading branches j 

 wood finely mottled like the skin of a tiger or panther. Sonorous, 

 and used in making musical instruments, tables, etc. It is the Citron- 

 wood of the Eomans. Both natives of Cyprus and other islands of 

 Gr. Archipelago ; naturalized throughout S. Eur., E. Asia, N. Af. 

 C. pendula, funebris, Weeping C. Branches pendulous. N. China. 



B. Galbule scales spiral. 



5. Sequoia (Wellingtdnia). Kedwood, Big Trees. Evergreen. 

 S. giganUa. Galbules l'-2' long. Tree 300° high, 50° in circum- 

 ference. "Three Graces," Pig. 97; Sierra Nevada, Cal. S. semper- 

 mrens. Galbules smaller. Tree 100°-150° high. Coast, Cal. 6. Taxo- 

 dium. Lvs. decid. Pis. (P. Galbule V long. T. distichum, 

 Southern Cypress. Lvs. 2-ranked. Large tree, 125° high, 30°- 

 40° in circumf., hollow at base. Bts. produce conical hollow pro- 

 tuberances ("knees") 2°-3° high, used by negroes as bee-hives. 

 Swamps, Southern U. S. 7. Cryptomeria. Pis. ^p. Galbule small, 

 terminal. Lvs. crowded, spreading, evergreen. C, japonica, lofty tree. 

 Japan. 



Tribe 3. Pines. — Kesinous, fragrant. Branches whorled. Pis. 

 ^. Cones with spiral scales, which are usually persistent. Described, 

 Lesson IX. 1. Cedrus. Cedar. Lvs. short, needle-shaped, rigid, 

 evergreen ; in fascicles of 12-20 lvs. Cones abrupt-ovate, erect, lat- 

 eral, maturing autumn of second year; scales thin, deciduous. C. 

 Libani, Cedar-op-Lebanon. Cones 3°-5° long. Majestic tree of 

 E. Asia and N. Af., 50°-80° high, with spreading branches and dark 

 foliage. Old trees flat-headed. Wood red. Emb., Pig. 47, D. C. 

 Deoddra. Deodar. Lvs. and cones of last, but larger. Tree 150° 

 high, 30° in circumference, with spreading branches. Wood yellow. 

 Himalayas. 



2. J-Lnx. Larch. Lvs. of Cedrus, but soft, deciduous. Cones 

 small, lateral, scales persistent. L. europaea. Cones 1' long. Tree 

 80°-100° high, with spreading branches. L. americdna, Tamarack, 

 Hackmatack. Cones J'-f long. Tree as tall as last, but more 

 slender. Canada, N". TJ. S 



3. Picea. Pie. Lvs. short, linear, flat, solitary. Cones upright, 

 lateral, maturing autumn of same year ; scales deciduous. P. peeti- 

 ndta, Silver P. Cones 6'-8' long, 2' broad. Tree 160°-180° high, 

 8° diam. ; branches horizontal. Lvs. white beneath. Central Eur., 

 W. Asia. P. Piehta, Siberian Silver P. Poliage similar to last, 

 but thicker set. Cones 3' long ; tree smaller, Altai Mts. ; Siberia. 



