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nursery that furnished these plants and that has attributed to them 

 some varietal feature. This is a rather common practice though 

 ofttimes it is exceedingly difficult to detect any particular distin- 

 guishing characters of these nursery forms. In the specimen 

 before us we can be sure it is at least an aurea variety of Chamae- 

 cyparis obtusa and any other name that may be added is a matter 

 of choice and viewpoint. 



To the right of this last one is the sixth Golden Thread- 

 Retinospora and directly behind this the taller evergreen is 



Chamaecyparis obtusa, the Hinoki Cypress 



This is the other cypress native to Japan which also has given 

 rise to so many of the forms we are considering. In that land 

 it attains a height of 150 feet, though usually it is smaller. The 

 bark of this tree is highly valued by the Japanese for roofing pur- 

 poses, since it peels off the trees in long thin strips and withstands 

 the extremes of heat and damp and is very durable. The wood 

 itself is regarded by the natives as superior to that of any other of 

 their conifers and on this account is much used for reforestation 

 work. 



It will be observed that the Hinoki Cypress resembles its horti- 

 cultural varieties much more closely than does the Sawara Cypress 

 its varieties. 



To the right of the bluish Moss Retinospora along the path, the 

 last Golden Thread-Retinospora is surrounded by three similar 

 bushy evergreens whose many stems arise from the ground close 

 together. They are 



Chamaecyparis obtusa var. gracilis compacta, the Compact 

 Slender Hinoki-Cypress 



This is a very pleasing upright bushy variety quite distinct in 

 its habit. Directly behind these the taller tree is a Sulphur-colored 

 Plumed-Retinospora which shows considerable reversion to the 

 Golden Plumed-Retinospora. 



We now come to the service road that runs under the big 

 greenhouse. As we turn into it, the first two bushy plants on our 



