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do well in comparatively cool altitudes. The best 

 situation of all is in sandy or soft alluvial soil on the 

 banks of a running stream. Cuttings of all sizes 

 root freely in moist sand. It is a mistake to plant 

 the indigenous species as a roadside tree in dry loca- 

 lities, and the practice is only justified -where the 

 land is too wet for other trees of denser foliage and 

 larger growth. 



LXIX. CONIFERiE. 



574 Cupressus torulosa, Don. 



An evergreen tree cultivated in the Lal-Bagh, 

 and occasionally in private gardens also, for orna- 

 ment. Indigenous to the "Wes'tern Himalaya where 

 it attains a height of 150 feet, with a trunk girth of 

 17 feet. The maximum height attained at Bangalore 

 is under 60 feet. Local growth is thus stunted, 

 while the production of timber is very limited. 



575 Cupressus Funebris, Bndl. 



The Chinese weeping cypress. Cultivated in the 

 Botanical Gardens, where the species thrives indiffer- 

 ently. Branches horizontal, branchlets weeping. 

 Planted near temples and monasteries in Nepal, 

 Bikkim, Bhutan, and Northern China. Maximum 

 height 60 feet. C. lusitanica, Mill, the Groa cypress, 

 and C. macrocarpa, Hartweg, are introduced ever- 

 green trees, cultivated in Indian gardens. 



576 Cupressus sempervirens, Linn. 



The columnar or upright cypress of Indian gar- 

 dens and cemetej-ies. Originally introduced from 

 Europe or the Korth-west of India. Although cul- 

 tivated solely for scenic effect, in local gardens, the 

 wood of this tree is known to be exceedingly durable, 

 and is much prized in Eastern Europe for making 

 trunks and other domestic articles. Local trees 

 have not seeded, but they are readily propagated by 

 the process called ' Chinese grafting.' 



