278 CYPRESSES AND JUNIPERS 
‘‘ Nowhere does the rose bloom so sweetly as when 
planted near the onion.” 
To sum up the case of the three species—Plicata, 
Occidentalis, Japonica—before us in the dock or at 
the bar of olfactory opinion, and arrive at conclusion 
as to which distils sweetness and which imparts 
disflavour: In the case of the T. Plicata the jury 
seem agreed that the smell is far more pleasant than 
otherwise, though some seem to think it is nothing 
to rave about. In the case of the T. Occidentalis the 
jury are disagreed. It has been accused of being 
aromatic, pleasant, acrid, pungent. Consequently, 
we must leave it to each individual, if he so desires 
it, to nose out this question further for himself. The 
case of the T. Japonica presents no hesitation on the 
part of the jury. It has been adjudged, nemine 
contradicente, guilty of a failure to minister to the 
lords and ladies of creation those voluptuous delights 
accredited by poets to the perfumes of Araby that 
their souls desire. In writing a short monograph 
upon these three trees, and putting aside for the 
moment the question of identifying marks, we would 
say a few words on their uses. 
The Thuya Plicata, or Gigantea, the giant Arbor 
Vite of North America, was discovered between the 
years 1789-94 by Louis Née, on Nootka Sound, and 
introduced to England in 1853. Its habitat extends 
from southernmost Alaska to almost San Francisco. 
It ranks among the monster trees of those regions, 
and attains stupendous heights and massive girths. 
Yet it is a wood that is the lightest of the light, and 
famed for durability in wet ground. It has an 
estimated life at from 800 to 1,000 years, and 
holds valuable testimonials from valuable sources 
as to its economic value. All, from the severest and 
most cautious of scientific sylviculturists, speak well 
of it, 
