S4 CTJPEESSUS, OR 



stem, some being opposite, others alternate, very numerous, 

 slender, and rather pendent ; lateral branches spiral, frequently 

 opposite, very dense, and of a beautiful bright green colour. 

 Cones in large clusters, globular, half an inch in diameter, 

 each ha^Tng from six to eight scales, which are nearly all four- 

 sided, and elevated in the centre to a blunt point. Seeds 

 numerous under each scale, rather small, dark brown, irregularly 

 angular, and membranous at the edges. Seed-leaves mostly 

 in threes, seldom in fours. 



This beautiful Cypress was first discovered by Mr. Hartweg, 

 on the western declivity of the mountains of Monterey, in 

 Upper California, within two miles of the sea-shore, in com- 

 pany with Pinus muricata, forming a dense bush, from six to 

 ten feet in height. It is at once distinguished from the gi-eat 

 Californian species (C. macrocarpa) by its very much smaller 

 cones, and more spreading, slender, somewhat pendulous 

 branches. 



It was named in compliment to J. E. Gowen, Esq., late sec- 

 retary to the Horticultural Society of London. 



It is quite hardy. 



No. 8. CuPEESSUS Knightjana, Perry, Mr. Knight's Cypress. 

 Syn. Cupressus Lindleyi, Klotsch. 



„ „ Coulteri, Forbes. 



thurifera elegans, Hort. 



" » ,, Knightiana, Gordon. 



» „ elegans, Low. 



Leaves opposite, scale-like, not compressed at the points, four- 

 rowed, sharp-pointed, loosely imbricated, decurrent, acutely- 

 keeled, with a hoUow gland in the centre at the back; very 

 distant, lance-shaped, large and running down the stem at the 

 base, on the leading shoots, glaucous gi^een, and standing free. 

 Branches dark brown, stiff, scattered, rarely opposite, along 

 the stem, the upper ones slightly spreading, the lesser ones 

 horizontal, and frequently bending downwards. Branchlets 

 mostly two-rowed, alternate, closely placed, mostly pointing 



