Retinispora 
or Cupressus obtusa aurea 
Garden Variety. 
Nat. Order: ConIFERz. Tribe: CUPRESSINE. 
Cupressus obtusa aurea, Veitch, Manual, ed. ii. 221; 
Retinispora obtusa aurea, Hort. 
A beautiful and constant variety, of a rich golden yellow 
colour, and very dense habit. Itis not avariegated form. The 
plant figured is self-coloured. It is eight feet high and the 
same in diameter. It is very handsome in the spring and 
early summer from its fine colour. Cupressus obtusa is held in 
high esteem in Japan, as the timber is said to be the best which 
that country produces, and it is much used in manufactures. 
The tree is held sacred by the followers of the Shintoo religion, 
whose temples are built exclusively of this timber, and it is 
plentifully planted around them. There are several distinct 
varieties of Cupressus obtusa, most of them free growing, and 
very ornamental for pleasure grounds. 
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