Libocedrus Chilensis 
Native of Chile. 
Nat. Order : ConIFERA. Tribe: CupRESSINE. 
Libocedrus chilensis, Endlicher, ‘ Synops. Conif.” 44 (1847); Veitch, 
Manual, ed. ii. 252 (1900); Thuca chtlensts, Don. 
Introduced by Messrs. Low, of Clapton, in 1847. It re- 
quires a deep rich moist soil, and of course is much better in 
shelter from cutting winds. It has flattened branchlets of a 
light green colour, and from its distinct habit and appearance 
is well worth growing. I do not find that it suffers from the 
climate much, but it certainly has a habit of losing odd 
branches occasionally, without, as far as one can see, any 
reason. It comes from the Andes, and has attained a height 
of twenty-two feet, with a circumference of branches of forty- 
one feet. The wood is said to be highly valued in its native 
country for carpentry, and on account of its fragrance. 
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