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time supposed to be the male form of the preceding — the 

 deciduous Cypress, and the Cryptomeria are the leading members. 

 Sciadopitys and Athrotaxis form the bric-a-brac of little use to 

 the British planter. 



The Cypress tribe includes our well-known evergreen species, 

 the Betinosporas, Biotas, Thujas, Liboeedrus, and the Junipers, 

 the latter so numerous that these have been divided into three 

 sections, viz., the Common, the Savin, and the Cypress-like 

 Junipers. C. Goveniana, C. macrocarpa. C. sempervirens. C. 

 Lawsoniana, and C. nutkaensis, better known as Thujopsis 

 borealis, rank amongst the best ; they are natives of climates 

 warmer than our own ; therefore, with the exception of the three 

 or four American species, they are liable to suffer in severe 

 winters. C. Lawsoniana and C. nutkaensis from North America, 

 like the Eetinosporas from Japan, spoit into endless varieties. All 

 of them, I need not inform those who have looked round this 

 hall to-day. are most lovely, and invaluable in the Pinetum. the 

 flower garden, the rockwork, the town garden, the window-box, 

 and the conservatory. The beautiful C. funebris and C. toru- 

 losa stand with me, and in other places in the west The 

 Eetinosporas are nearly all of them referable to the normal kinds, 

 B. obtusa and E. pisifera, sent home by J. G. Yeitch and For- 

 tune: and. much as I admire them, I shall be one of the first to 

 hail with delight a conference to simplify and regulate the 

 nomenclature. Clever botanists may ask, What's in a name ? " 

 A great deal, I reply, when poor gardeners are called upon to 

 pronounce the synonyms contained in Veitch's Manual. Beyond 

 recommending them strongly, I cannot attempt the invidious 

 task of naming any of the species or varieties: those who want a 

 good book and a winter's instructive amusement must purchase 

 Veitch's Manual. Our indispensable trees, Thuja Lobbi (now 

 T. gigantea) and T. gigantea (now Libocerdus decurrens i may be 

 left to take care of themselves, and so may the perfectly hardy 

 Thujopsis dolabrata and its dwarf garden varieties, which should 

 be planted extensively. 



The Junipers (so nobly represented here to-day, thanks to 

 Messrs. Paul | are indispensable to the British planter, and coming 

 from all parts of the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic 

 regions to the Tropics, the three sections offer numerous useful 

 species-. 



