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In composition, the Cypress produces the happiest effect, 
when it is planted with the hemlock and firs, which it har- 
monizes well with in the form of its foliage, while its soft 
light green hue is beautifully opposed to the richer and 
darker tints of those thickly-clad evergreens. Wherever 
there is a moist and rather rich soil, the Cypress may he 
advantageously planted ; for although we have seen it thrive 
well on a fertile dry loam, yet to attain all its lofty propor- 
tions, it requires a soil where its thirsty roots can drink in a 
sufficient supply of moisture. There its growth is quite 
rapid ; and although it may, at first, suffer a little from the 
cold at the north, in severe winters, yet it continues its 
progress, and ultimately becomes a stately tree. 
In many parts of the southern states, the timber of this 
tree, which is of excellent quality, is extensively used in the 
construction of the frame work and outer covering of houses. 
It is also esteemed for shingles ; and a large trade has long 
been carried on from the south in Cypress shingles. Posts 
made of this tree are found to be very lasting ; and it is also 
employed for water pipes, masts of vessels, etc. In the 
north, its place is supplied by the Pine timber ; but in many 
southern cities, particularly New-Orleans, it will be found to 
enter into the composition of almost every building. 
In the nurseries, the Cypress is usually propagated from 
the seed ; and as it sends down strong roots, it should be 
transplanted where it is finally to grow, before it attains too 
great a development. 
The European Cypress, ( Cupressus semper virens,) a 
beautiful evergreen tree, shaped like a small Lombardy 
poplar, which is the principal ornament of the churchyards 
and cemeteries abroad, is unfortunately too tender to endure 
