452 Contfere—Cryptomeria. 
19. CRYPTOMERIA. 
Evergreen trees with rigid linear-faleate acute quadrangular 
scattered leaves. Flowers moncecious. Male catkins solitary 
in the axils of the upper leaves. Cones less than an inch in 
diameter, terminal and svlitary, sometimes growing out at the 
points. Scales loose, cuneate, prickly, with from 3 to 6 winged 
seeds, The name is compounded of xpumtos, concealed, and 
pepis, a part, from the nature of the inflorescence. The only 
known species is a native of Japan, but some of the forms have 
been described as distinct species. 
1. C. Japonica. Japanese Cedar.—A handsome rapid-growing 
tree from 50 to 100 feet high. Branches brittle and readily 
separating from the trunk. Leaves rigid, incurved, crowded, 
spirally arranged, from 6 to 9 lines long. This forms a beanti- 
ful object in well-drained soils and sheltered situations, but is 
too tender for rich moist soils, and exposed to strong winds it 
soon becomes stripped of its branches. There are several 
varictics distinguished as: variegala, described as one of the 
most desirable of varicgated Conifers; nana, a very dwarf form ; 
viridis or Lobbii, with foliage of a brighter green ; and élegans, 
of a more slender graceful habit. 
20. SAXE-GOTHASA. 
A genus of one species, an evergreen tree of small dimensions 
resembling the Yew in foliave. Flowers monecious. Males 
in clustered catkins. Fruit small, terminal, composed of irre- 
gular fleshy pointed scales. This venus was dedicated to the 
late Prince Consort, from a German title borne by him. It is 
sometimes referred to the uw wew, and closely connects these 
two groups. 
1. S. conspicua.—This is described as a small tree about 30 
fect high. The leaves are distichous, linear-acute and cori- 
aceous, from 8 to 12 lines long, silvery beneath. Although it 
has been introduced some years, it is still rare in British gar- 
dens owing to tenderness in most localities. It is a native of 
Patagonia. 
