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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

PART III.

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leaves; depressed, minute. Cones ovate-globose, roughish, muricate, aboutthe size of a sloe, covered with a grey powder. Scales 8-angled; mucroselongated, reflexed. Seeds yellowish. {Lamb.') This species forms, in theclimate of London, a remarkably handsome low tree, with spreading branches,somewhat pendulous, and covered with fine glaucous foliage. It is, however,rather scarce ; and almost the only specimens that are to be met with in theneighbourhood of London are in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, and atPurser’s Cross; at both which places it is upwards of 12 ft. high, after being12 years planted. The largest specimen which we have heard of is in Ire-land, at Oriel Temple, the seat of Lord Viscount Ferrard, the history ofwhich has been given at p. 109., and which was, in 1834,32 ft. high, after being24 years planted. There is another fine tree in the nursery of Mr. Hodgins,at Dunganslown, near Wicklow (see p. 116.), which, after being 54 yearsplanted, was 20 ft. high. From Ray’s Letters, as quoted in the Hortus Kewensis,the tree appears to have been introduced into England by Bishop Compton,in 1683 ; but it still continues rare. Mr. Lambert had a tree in his conserva-tory at Boyton, which produced “ hundreds of cones, when not more than12 ft. high.” In Miller’s time, there were specimens of it in different gardens ;but most of them were killed by the severe frosts of 1740 and 1762. Accord-ing to Brotero, it has been long in cultivation in Portugal, where it growsmuch faster than the common cypress. The tree is abundant at Bussaco,near Coimbra, in Portugal, whence cones might be imported, and thus sofine a tree rendered frequent in collections. Its seeds may be treated likethose of the white cedar; or it may be propagated by cuttings, treated likethose of Phiija. Judging from the two very handsome trees in the Horticul-tural Society’s Garden, and that at Purser’s Cross, it grows luxuriantly in adeep loamy soil. In the climate of Edinburgh, it requires protection duringwinter; and at Paris it is kept in the conservatory. Price of plants, in theLondon nurseries, 2s. 6d. each.

f 4. C. torulo'sa Lamb. The Bhotan, or twisted, Cypress.

Identification. Lamb. Pin., cd. 2., 2. No. 59.; D. Don in Prodromus Nepalensis, p, 55.; W. S. Webbin Litt.; Royle Illust.