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cent of the Japanese forests. It consequently is the most used 

 timber tree in Japan and one of the great lumber trees of the 

 world. It has also been extensively used for reforesting denuded 

 lands. It is known to the Japanese as Sugi. The wood is used for 

 all sorts of construction purposes and the bark, carefully stripped 

 from felled trees, is employed as roofing material. 



The Cryptomeria thrives best in a climate which approaches that 

 of our Redwood region. Under cultivation it requires deep, well- 

 drained soil, with abundant moisture and protection from sharp 

 wind. 



The genus Cryptomeria is represented only by this single species 

 found in Japan. There are, however, a few varieties of it. 

 Approximately in the center of this group along the western side 

 of the path and set back a bit we should find a tree whose leaves 

 are more prickly than those of the others. It is 



Cryptomeria japonica var. pungens, the Prickly Japanese-Cedar 



At the northern end of the group are two trees with dark-green, 

 short, stout, and stiff leaves. These are 



Cryptomeria japonica var. araucarioides, the Araucarian 

 Japanese-Cedar 



All the trees in the smaller triangular area between the paths 

 are plain Japanese Cedars. 



It seems appropriate, at this point, to make mention of the 

 public spirit of Mr. Lowell M. Palmer, through whose generosity 

 the extensive collection of conifers in the Garden had its incep- 

 tion. Mr. Palmer had assembled a large collection of these trees 

 at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, and in 1903, when the 

 plantings in the Garden were begun, gave 450 trees to the Garden. 

 In 1905, again, he donated 467 more trees. These generous con- 

 tributions served as an important nucleus around which the present 

 Pinetum has been developed. 



