. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 92 Incense Cedar The trunk is enlarged at the base to two or three times its normal diameter, above which it is shallowly fluted and tapering. The bark is 5 cm. thick, deeply furrowed into coarse ridges which are some- what scaly, fibrous, and light brown. The twigs are slender, usually nearly erect, hght green, becom- ing reddish brown and shining; the lateral twigs are often 15 to 18 cm. long. The leaves are closely app
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 92 Incense Cedar The trunk is enlarged at the base to two or three times its normal diameter, above which it is shallowly fluted and tapering. The bark is 5 cm. thick, deeply furrowed into coarse ridges which are some- what scaly, fibrous, and light brown. The twigs are slender, usually nearly erect, hght green, becom- ing reddish brown and shining; the lateral twigs are often 15 to 18 cm. long. The leaves are closely appressed, awl- shaped, 5 to 10 mm. long, long-pointed, keeled above, concave beneath, somewhat spreading at the apex. The flowers and fruit are very similar to those of the foregoing species. The wood of the Pond cypress is said to be heavier and stronger than that of the Bald cypress. It has been in cultivation for many years, especially in Europe, where it has passed as a native of Asia imder the name of Glyptostrobus pendulus EndUcher. Young shoots from the base of the tree often bear the linear spreading leaves of Taxodium distichutn, indicating their ancestral Fig. 69. — Pond Cj^jress. IX. INCENSE CEDAR GENUS HEYDEEIA K. KOCH SPECIES Heyderia decnrrens (TORREY) K. KOCH Libocebrus decurrens Torrey MAGNIFICENT evergreen tree occurring in a variety of soils and situations, from Oregon southward through California, east into Nevada, and beyond our area into Lower Califoniia, usually at alti- tudes of from 900 to 1800 meters. It attains a maximum height of 45 meters, with a trunk diameter of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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