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are numerous, dense, long, and very flexible in our plants (in 
pots) like whip-cords. We have not received any reports of 
this tree. 
D. Cupressinum (the Cypress-like dacrydium), though not 
hardy, is well worthy of cultivation in pots. It is exceedingly 
graceful and pretty, with slender, delicate, almost thread-like, 
drooping shoots, thickly clothed with small, spiny leaves. A 
specimen we have, about eight feet high, is much admired. 
There are several other varieties for the conservatory. 
Fitz Foya Patagonia. The Patagonian Fitz Roya. 
A large evergreen tree, found in the mountains of Patagonia 
growing one hundred feet high, but introduced within the past 
three years into England, where so far it stands well. Our 
specimens are out for their first winter. We have every reason 
to suppose this may survive our climate ; since in its native 
country it diminishes from one hundred feet in the valleys, 
to only a few inches on the borders of perpetual congelation. 
Glyptostrobus. The Embossed Cypress. 
This new genus, which has been but lately introduced under 
this name (derived from “ Glypho ,” embossed, and “ strobus ,” a 
cone), but has been previously by some botanists regarded as 
a Taxodium ; is a native of China, where it is called the Water 
pine. 
The only variety of this genus, apparently recognized as dis- 
tinct by the English, is G. heterophyllus, known also as Thuja 
pensilis, and Taxodium Japonicum ; although Endlicher has 
another and very beautiful variety, which we have found per- 
fectly hardy at Wodenethe, more so even than G. heterophyl- 
lus. This is the Glyptostrobus sinensis pendulus, which is also 
recognized under this name by the French arboriculturists, 
though in the English Pinetums, and by Gordon, in his very 
excellent work on Conifers, it is classed as a Taxodium ; and 
we have imported it from France as Glyptostrobus sinensis pen- 
dulus ; from England, as Taxodium sinense pendulum ; while in 
