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and compact habit, and the C. 1 . gracilis is another of a different 
type, said to be more graceful even than the common form. These 
seem likely to be the best adapted to small grounds. 
The Nootka Sound Cypress. Cupressus nootkaensis, Thuiop- 
sis borealis .—This strongly resembles the Lawson cypress, but is 
more compact and less graceful; about midway in general appear¬ 
ance between it and a Siberian arbor-vitae. The form at the 
bottom is globular in young trees, and the top conical. The lower 
branches are not disposed to rest on the ground, like those of the 
hemlock, Norway spruce, or even so much as those of the Siberian 
arbor-vitae, but curve upwards more decidedly. The foliage re¬ 
sembles that of the Siberian arbor-vitae, dark, but bright. Young 
wood a dark purplish-brown. Growth more rapid than that of the 
arbor-vitaes, but less than the Lawson cypress. When young it 
closely resembles the latter, but may be readily distinguished by 
handling the foliage, which is prickly, while Lawson’s is soft to the 
touch. The tree grows to great size northward of the Columbia 
river, and has proved hardy, as far as we can learn, in all the States. 
The White Cedar Cypress. Cupressus thyoides (Chamcecy- 
paris ).—We have never seen this native species in cultivation, from 
which we infer that it does not do well out of its native swamps. 
Hoopes, however, mentions having seen very beautiful trees of it, 
and one very perfect hedge ; and Emerson, in his “Trees of Massa¬ 
chusetts,” speaks of it as “ this graceful and beautiful tree.” As it 
grows naturally in wet places, it is probable that it will develop its 
beauty only in soil that is cool and moist. 
The Golden Cypress or Cedar. C. variegata. —This, Sar¬ 
gent thinks simply a beautiful variety of the white cedar, one that 
is highly valued in England among variegated trees, and believed 
to be hardy here. 
The Fragrant Cypress, or Oregon Cedar. C.fragrans .— 
This tree is described in the proceedings of the California Academy 
of Natural Science as follows: “This species bears the nearest 
resemblance to Cupressus Lawsoniana , but differs from it most 
