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spread over a diameter of about 40 ft. The tree has the form of a pyramid, 
whose base equals its height. Its aspect slightly recalls that of Juniperus 
virginiana^ but its branches resemble those of no other cypress; horizontal in 
starting from the trunk, they incline immediately downwards, bend towards the 
soil, and lean on the latter to get up again afterwards ; they are rather fragile; 
grey at the base, reddish towards their extremity. The green parts when bruised 
communicate to the hand an agreeable odour, intermediate between that of 
patchouli and citron. 
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This tree is considered to be acclimatised in the south of France. During 
the great winter of 1869-70, the parent plant, in the possession of M. Sahut, 
planted in the deep soil of the Plaine de Lattes, suffered much from the cold; 
but that of the Jardin des Plantes has been completely spared. Three times the 
tree has been covered with a thick layer of snow, which was removed, that the 
branches might not yield under the unusual load. While the Japanese Medlar- 
