72 CHAM^CYPARIS. 



It is only found growing in a wild state, in the wet grounds 

 of tlie maritime districts of New Jersey, Maryland, and Vir- 

 ginia, where it nearly fills all the extensive marshes along the 

 coast. It also occurs in great abundance in the Dismal Swamps 

 near Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, and is found to extend 

 as far as CaroUna, but always in swampy places. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, and has the following varieties : — 



Cham^ecyparis sph^roidea glauca, Endlicher. 



Syn. Chamsecyparis Kewensis, Hort. 



Cupressus sphseroidea pendula, Hort. 

 „ „ tbyoides Kewensis, Hort. 



„ ^^ sphseroidea Kewensis, Knight. 



„ Retinospora decussata, Hort. 



This variety differs from the species in being more compact, 

 denser, and in having the branchlets and leaves of a silvery 

 glaucous colour. It is a very beautiful variety. 



Chailectparis sphjEroidea atrovirens, Knight. 



Syn. Chamiecyparis atrovirens, Hort. 

 „ Cupressus thyoides atrovirens, Lawson. 



This differs in having its branchlets and foliage of a bright 

 shining green, with little or no traces of the glaucous hue of 

 the species. 



Cham^ecyparis sph^roidea variegata, Endlicher. 

 Syn. Cupressus thyoides variegata, Loudon. 

 „ „ variegata, Hort. 



„ Thuja sphseroidea variegata, Hort. 



This variety differs in having some of its leaves and small 

 branchlets of a golden yellow colour intermixed with the green 

 ones ; a desirable kind. 



Cham^cyparis sph^roidea nana, Endlicher. 

 Syn. Cupressus thyoides nana, Loudon, 



