1, T. distichum (L.) Richard. 
Cupressus americana Park. Theatr. 1476. f. 2. 
1640. 
Cupra virginiana Tradescanti Ray, Hist. 
1d aes Koto hn oero 
Cupressus virginiana, folits acacie cornigera 
paribus & dectduts. Pluk. Alm. 125; Phyt. 
$7 85. hae 
Cupressus folits distichis patentibus. .. Gron. 
JI Fase 
Ce Dey LAS ide LOO taal ain 
Taxodium distichum Rich. An. Mus. Par. 16: 
298. 1810. Sarg. Silva 10: 151. t. 587. Man. 71. 
Bap Cypress. 
Tree sometimes 45 m. high, with a very broad base 
and distinguished by its conic knees, arising from the 
roots : leaves 1.2—2 cm. in length, acute, yellowish green. 
Upland forms (as to form) resemble much a Lombardy 
Poplar. 
Frequent inswampsin Eastern Mary- 
iad waniedeN) lise nian 
. **The Cupressus disticha stands in the first order of 
North American trees. Its majestic stature is surprising ; 
_ and on approaching it, we are struck with a kind of awe, 
at beholding the stateliness of the trunk, lifting its cum- 
brous top toward the skies; and casting a wide shade 
upon the ground, as a dark intervening cloud, which, for 
a time excludes the rays of the sun. The delicacy of its 
color, and texture of its leaves, exceed everything in ve- 
getation. It generally grows in water, in low flat lands, 
near the banks of great rivers and lakes that are covered, 
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