Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . ASTRAOALUH TrAOACANTHA. by cuttings made, i\ to 2 ins. long, of the tops of the shoots in August,and placed under handlights in sandy soil. A. , Lamarck^ is very similar to the above in habit, foliage, andspininess, but has white flowers. Native of the Mediterranean region. ATHROTAXIS 223 ATHROTAXIS. The three species which constitute this interesting genus of conifersare all natives of the Western Mountains of Tasmania, and were allintroduced about 1S57. Owing to their tenderness, they can only begrown in such places as Co
Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . ASTRAOALUH TrAOACANTHA. by cuttings made, i\ to 2 ins. long, of the tops of the shoots in August,and placed under handlights in sandy soil. A. , Lamarck^ is very similar to the above in habit, foliage, andspininess, but has white flowers. Native of the Mediterranean region. ATHROTAXIS 223 ATHROTAXIS. The three species which constitute this interesting genus of conifersare all natives of the Western Mountains of Tasmania, and were allintroduced about 1S57. Owing to their tenderness, they can only begrown in such places as Cornwall and Ireland, where, however, theirdistinctness and beauty are very marked. Their nearest relatives are theSequoias of Western N. America, and Cryptomeria of Japan, andremarkable as is the fact of the widely separate habitats of these threeallies, still more remarkable is it, that during the Eocene period Athro-taxis formed part of the British *SSr ATHROTAXIS CUPRKSSOIDES. They are small evergreen trees or shrubs with scale-like or awl-shaj^edleaves, closely and spirally arranged. The flower-catkins are unisexual,but both male and female are on the same tree. Cones woody, roundish,composed of numerous scales, which are closely packed, tai)ered at thebase and swollen at the top, where they end in a point. It is in thelast respect where the cones differ from those of Sequoia. Seeds muchwinged. A. CUPRESSOIDES, I). Don.—liranchlcts round and cord-like, the fmal sub-divisions about \ in. diameter, bearing scale-like leaves which are very closelyflattened to the twi^% blunt or rounded at the apex, the bases overlapping, the 224 ATHUOTAXIS—ATliAPHAXIS exposed part i to ,\ in. long, diamond-shaped, convex or somewhat keeled onthe back, dark green. On the main branches the leaves are much larger, andsharply pointed. Cones \ in. diameter before expanding, scales ten or small tree, 20 to 45 ft. high in Tasmania. It is ea
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