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Arbutus is in the class of plants and shrubs allied to the cypress.

Arbutus

Arbutus is in the class of plants and shrubs allied to the cypress.

"Distant view of Jamestown Island. This view is from the north side of what was once a marsh, but now a deep bay, four hundred yards wide. On the left is seen the remains of a bridge, destroyed by a gale and high tide a few years ago; and beyond is the James River. Near the point of the island, toward the end of the bridge, are the remains of an ancient church. Mr. Coke resided upon the island when the tempest occurred which destroyed the bridge. The island was submerged, and for three days himself and family were prisoners. It was in winter, and he was obliged to cut the branches of ornamental trees that were close to his house, for fuel. I was gravely informed by a man on the beach, while making the sketch, that Pocahontas crossed at that very spot '<em>in her skiff</em>,' when she went to warn the Jamestown settlers of threatened danger. The dear child had no need of a skiff, had such a thing existed in America, for I was told by Mr. Coke that his father-in-law well remembered when a marsh, so narrow and firm that a person might cross it upon a fence rail, was where the deep water at the ruined bridge now is. Every year the current of James River is changing its margins in this region, and within a few years Jamestown Island, made so only by a marsh on the land side, will have a navigable channel around it. Already a large portion of it, whereon the ancient town was erected, has been washed away; and I was informed that a cypress-tree, now many yards from the shore stood at the end of a carriage-way to the wharf, sixty yards from the water's edge, only sixteen years ago. The destructive flood is gradually approaching the old church tower, and if the hand of man shall not arrest its sure progress, that too will be swept away, and not a vestige of Jamestown will remain. Virginians, look to it, and let a wall of masonry along the river margin attest your reverence for the most interesting historical relic within your borders! Some remains of the old fort may be seen at low water, several yards from the shore."&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Jamestown Island

"Distant view of Jamestown Island. This view is from the north side of what was once a marsh, but now…

"The simplest kind of table was a round one with three legs. It is shown in the drinking scene painted on the wall of a wine shop at Pompeii, and is represented in the annexed woodcut. Tables, however, must usually have had four legs. For the houses of the opulent, tables were made of the most valuable and beautiful kinds of wood, especially of maple, or of the citrus of Africa, which was a species of cypress or juniper. As the table was not large, it was usual to place the disches and the various kinds of meat upon it, and then to bring it thus furnished to the place where the guests were reclining. On many occasions, indeed, each guest either had a small table to himself, or the company was divided into parties of two or three, with a seperate table for each party, as is distinctly represented in the cut under Symposium." &mdash; Smith, 1873

Mensa

"The simplest kind of table was a round one with three legs. It is shown in the drinking scene painted…

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power and perpetual life. It has furnished more different art motives than any other object and is almost omnipresent in Persian prayer rugs. The palm signifies a blessing or benediction, the weeping willow stands for death, and the cypress, while being an emblem of mourning, in its perennial freshness and the durability of its wood, is also a very practical symbol of the life to come. It is an Oriental custom to plant cypress trees on the graves of the dead, to place its twigs in the coffins of the dead, and to use its branches to indicate the houses of mourning. In India the cocoanut palm is considered "the tree of desire" or one that fulfils all desires. Its stem serves as a pillar or beam, as a water conduit and as fuel; its leaves supply mats for roofing the houses; its kernel supplies oil; its shell makes water bowls, and the oil of the shell is used as an external application in certain skin affections, etc. It is all useful and supplies all the primitive wants and therefore was much cultivated by the Rishis (Saints) of old, who called it "kalpa taru," literally the tree that supplies all desires. Its presence therefore is auspicious.

Tree Design

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power…

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power and perpetual life. It has furnished more different art motives than any other object and is almost omnipresent in Persian prayer rugs. The palm signifies a blessing or benediction, the weeping willow stands for death, and the cypress, while being an emblem of mourning, in its perennial freshness and the durability of its wood, is also a very practical symbol of the life to come. It is an Oriental custom to plant cypress trees on the graves of the dead, to place its twigs in the coffins of the dead, and to use its branches to indicate the houses of mourning. In India the cocoanut palm is considered "the tree of desire" or one that fulfils all desires. Its stem serves as a pillar or beam, as a water conduit and as fuel; its leaves supply mats for roofing the houses; its kernel supplies oil; its shell makes water bowls, and the oil of the shell is used as an external application in certain skin affections, etc. It is all useful and supplies all the primitive wants and therefore was much cultivated by the Rishis (Saints) of old, who called it "kalpa taru," literally the tree that supplies all desires. Its presence therefore is auspicious.

Tree Design

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power…

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power and perpetual life. It has furnished more different art motives than any other object and is almost omnipresent in Persian prayer rugs. The palm signifies a blessing or benediction, the weeping willow stands for death, and the cypress, while being an emblem of mourning, in its perennial freshness and the durability of its wood, is also a very practical symbol of the life to come. It is an Oriental custom to plant cypress trees on the graves of the dead, to place its twigs in the coffins of the dead, and to use its branches to indicate the houses of mourning. In India the cocoanut palm is considered "the tree of desire" or one that fulfils all desires. Its stem serves as a pillar or beam, as a water conduit and as fuel; its leaves supply mats for roofing the houses; its kernel supplies oil; its shell makes water bowls, and the oil of the shell is used as an external application in certain skin affections, etc. It is all useful and supplies all the primitive wants and therefore was much cultivated by the Rishis (Saints) of old, who called it "kalpa taru," literally the tree that supplies all desires. Its presence therefore is auspicious.

Tree Design

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power…

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power and perpetual life. It has furnished more different art motives than any other object and is almost omnipresent in Persian prayer rugs. The palm signifies a blessing or benediction, the weeping willow stands for death, and the cypress, while being an emblem of mourning, in its perennial freshness and the durability of its wood, is also a very practical symbol of the life to come. It is an Oriental custom to plant cypress trees on the graves of the dead, to place its twigs in the coffins of the dead, and to use its branches to indicate the houses of mourning. In India the cocoanut palm is considered "the tree of desire" or one that fulfils all desires. Its stem serves as a pillar or beam, as a water conduit and as fuel; its leaves supply mats for roofing the houses; its kernel supplies oil; its shell makes water bowls, and the oil of the shell is used as an external application in certain skin affections, etc. It is all useful and supplies all the primitive wants and therefore was much cultivated by the Rishis (Saints) of old, who called it "kalpa taru," literally the tree that supplies all desires. Its presence therefore is auspicious.

Tree Design

Sometimes called the tree of life. Always associated with religious belief. It symbolizes Divine power…

The name of a genus of gigantic trees of the pine family, nearly allied to the bald cypress of the southeastern United States, and so named from the Indian chief Sequoiah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet. There are only two chief species, the redwood and the mammoth, both of which are native to California.

Sequoia

The name of a genus of gigantic trees of the pine family, nearly allied to the bald cypress of the southeastern…

A popular name of coniferous trees of the genus cupressus.

Cypress

A popular name of coniferous trees of the genus cupressus.

A Weeping Golden Japanese Cypress.

Cypress

A Weeping Golden Japanese Cypress.

"A genus of plants of the natural order Coniferae, allied to the cypress, and consisting of evergreen trees and shrubs with compressed or flattened branchlets-small, scale-like, imbricated leaves-and monaecious flowers, which have 4-celled anthers, and the scales of the strobiles with two upright ovules." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Arbor Vitae

"A genus of plants of the natural order Coniferae, allied to the cypress, and consisting of evergreen…

"Branch and Fruit of the Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Cypress

"Branch and Fruit of the Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Flower of Standing Cypress (Gilia coronopifolia); gamopetalous: the tube answering to the long claws of the Soapwort, except that they are coalescent: the limb or border (the spreading part above) is <em>five-parted</em>, that is, the petals not there united except at very base.

Standing Cypress

Flower of Standing Cypress (Gilia coronopifolia); gamopetalous: the tube answering to the long claws…

The flower of the Cypress-vine.

Cypress-vine

The flower of the Cypress-vine.

Leaves - simple; indeterminate in position because of their smallness and closeness. They are arranged in four rows up and down the branchlets. In younger or rapidly growing sprouts the leaves are awl-shaped or needle-shaped, somewhat spreading from the branch, very sharp and stiff, placed in pairs (or sometimes in threes), usually about one fourth of an inch long, and with the fine branchlets, which they cover, rounded. In the older and slower-growing trees the leaves are scale-like and overlapping, egg-shape, closely pressed to the branchlets which they cover, and with the branchlets square. As the branchlets grow, the lower scales sometimes lengthen and become dry and chaffy and slightly spreading. Bark - brown and sometimes purplish-tinged, often shredding off with age and leaving the trunk smooth and polished. Berries - about the size of a small pea, closely placed along the branchlets, bluish, and covered with a whitish powder. Found - in Southern Canada, and distributed nearly throughout the United States - more widely than any other of the cone-bearing trees. General information - An evergreen tree, fifteen to thirty feet high (much larger at the South), usually pyramid-shaped, with a rounded base, but varying very greatly, especially near the coast, where it is often twisted and flattened into angular and weird forms. The wood is very valuable, light, straight-grained, durable, fragrant. It is largely used for posts, for cabinet-work, for interior finish, and almost exclusively in the making of lead pencils. The heart-wood is usually a dull red (whence the name), the sap-wood white. Among the most picturesque objects in the Turkish landscape, standing like sentinels, singly or in groups, and slender and upright as a Lombardy Poplar, are the black cypress trees (C. sempervirens). They mark the sites of graves, often of those which have long since disappeared. In America, more than any other northern tree, the red cedar gives the same sombre effect, whether growing wild or planted in cemeteries. The Common Juniper (J. communis, L.), common as a shrub, is occasionally found in tree form, low, with spreading or drooping branches, and with leaves resembling those of a young Red Cedar, awl-shaped and spreading, but arranged in threes instead of opposite.

Genus Juniperus, L. (Red Cedar)

Leaves - simple; indeterminate in position because of their smallness and closeness. They are arranged…

Of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), the cypress spurge or Euphorbia Cyparissias.

Cypress Spurge

Of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), the cypress spurge or Euphorbia Cyparissias.

"Section across a lake littoral zone, showing typical plant species." From left to right: tapegrass, yellow cow lily, maidencane, cattail, willow, bald cypress, and red maple. -Phelps, 1995

Lake Littoral Zone

"Section across a lake littoral zone, showing typical plant species." From left to right: tapegrass,…

The leaves and cones of the cypress tree.

Cypress Leaves and Cones

The leaves and cones of the cypress tree.

"Cupressus sempervirens; 1. a scale of a male cone with pollen; 2. a scale of a female cone with naked ovules; 3. a ripe cone; 4. the same with one of the scales removed." -Lindley, 1853

Mediterranean Cyprus

"Cupressus sempervirens; 1. a scale of a male cone with pollen; 2. a scale of a female cone with naked…

The typical representation of a cypress swamp marsh on a topographical map.

Cypress Swamp Marsh

The typical representation of a cypress swamp marsh on a topographical map.

Callitris quadrivalvis (or Tetraclinis articulata) is a coniferous tree in the cypress family known as the Sandarac.

Sandarac Tree

Callitris quadrivalvis (or Tetraclinis articulata) is a coniferous tree in the cypress family known…

Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the mountains of Central America. Junipers vary in size and shape from tall trees, 20-40 m tall, to columnar or low spreading shrubs with long trailing branches. They are evergreen with needle-like and/or scale-like leaves. They can be either monoecious or dioecious

Juniper

Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending…

A variety of leaves with scales: "a, the scale-like leaves of the stem of Lathraea squamaria (toothwort); b, the cone with the scales of Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean Cypress); c, the imbricate scale-like bract of the spike of Cyperus longus (common galingale)." -Whitney, 1911

Scaled Leaves

A variety of leaves with scales: "a, the scale-like leaves of the stem of Lathraea squamaria (toothwort);…

An illustration of a juniper branch, vertical section of fruit (1), and male catkin (2). Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the mountains of Central America

Juniper

An illustration of a juniper branch, vertical section of fruit (1), and male catkin (2). Junipers are…

This evergreen is native of the United States, usually flourishes under wet and humid environments.

Sequoia Sempervirens

This evergreen is native of the United States, usually flourishes under wet and humid environments.

A conifer which belongs to the redwoods. They are of the cupressaceae genus.

Sequoia Gigantea

A conifer which belongs to the redwoods. They are of the cupressaceae genus.

This cypress is common to southeastern parts of the US.

Taxodium Distichum

This cypress is common to southeastern parts of the US.

Evergreen belonging to the cypress family.

Thuja Standishii

Evergreen belonging to the cypress family.

Genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. This juniper is in pyramidal form, found in Potomac Valley, Washington, D.C.

Juniper in Pyramidal Form

Genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. This juniper is in pyramidal form, found in Potomac…

Genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. This juniper is found in barren soil form, in east Florida.

Juniper in Barren Soil Form

Genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. This juniper is found in barren soil form, in east…

An image of a bald cypress, in pyramidal cultivated form. It is otherwise known as taxodium distichum, and is native to the southeastern United States.

Bald Cypress in Cultivated Form

An image of a bald cypress, in pyramidal cultivated form. It is otherwise known as taxodium distichum,…

An image of a bald cypress in swamp form, with aerating roots, or knees. It is otherwise known as taxodium distichum, and is native to the southeastern United States.

Bald Cypress in Swamp Form

An image of a bald cypress in swamp form, with aerating roots, or knees. It is otherwise known as taxodium…

Also known as Taxodium distichum. A species of conifer native to the southeastern United States.

Pine Cone of Bald Cypress

Also known as Taxodium distichum. A species of conifer native to the southeastern United States.

Also known as Cupressus macrocarpa. A species of cypress that is endemic to the Central Coast of California.

Branch of Monterey Cypress

Also known as Cupressus macrocarpa. A species of cypress that is endemic to the Central Coast of California.

Also known as Cupressus arizonica. A species of cypress found in the southwest of North America.

Branch of Arizona Cypress

Also known as Cupressus arizonica. A species of cypress found in the southwest of North America.

A species of cypress endemic to coastal California.

Branch of Cupressus Goveniana

A species of cypress endemic to coastal California.

Also known as Cupressus pigmaea. Native to California.

Branch of Mendocino Cypress

Also known as Cupressus pigmaea. Native to California.

Also known as Cupressus macnabiana.

Branch of Shasta Cypress

Also known as Cupressus macnabiana.

Also known as Chamaecyparis thyoides. Native to the eastern part of the United States.

Branch of Atlantic White Cypress

Also known as Chamaecyparis thyoides. Native to the eastern part of the United States.

Also known as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Native to the west coast of North America, ranging from Alaska to California.

Branch of Nootka Cypress

Also known as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Native to the west coast of North America, ranging from Alaska…

Also known as Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Native to the southwest of Oregon to the far northwest of California.

Branch of Lawson's Cypress

Also known as Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Native to the southwest of Oregon to the far northwest of California.

Also known as Juniperus californica. A species of juniper native mainly to California.

Branch of California Juniper

Also known as Juniperus californica. A species of juniper native mainly to California.

Microcachrys tetragona is also known as strawberry-fruited Cypress of Tasmania. The leaves are deep green and extremely small.

Fruiting Branch of Microcachrys Tetragona

Microcachrys tetragona is also known as strawberry-fruited Cypress of Tasmania. The leaves are deep…

Pictured is an old, deciduous cypress located in Bartram's garden. The tree is standing although it's dead.

Old Deciduous Cypress

Pictured is an old, deciduous cypress located in Bartram's garden. The tree is standing although it's…

The common name of chamaecyparis pisifer is sawara cypress. The tree grows up to one hundred feet tall. The branches are horizontal. The branchlets are flattened and arranged alternately in vertical rows.

Chamaecyparis Pisifera

The common name of chamaecyparis pisifer is sawara cypress. The tree grows up to one hundred feet tall.…

Chamaecyparis pisifera plumosa tree has a dense, cone shaped habit. The branches are almost erect and the branchlets have a feathery appearance.

Chamecyparis Pisifera Plumosa

Chamaecyparis pisifera plumosa tree has a dense, cone shaped habit. The branches are almost erect and…

Chamaecyparis pisifera squarrosa is a densely branched and bushy tree. The branchlets are spreading and feathery.

Chamaecyparis Pisifera Squarrosa

Chamaecyparis pisifera squarrosa is a densely branched and bushy tree. The branchlets are spreading…

Cupressus sempervirens is a variety of cypress. The tree grows eighty feet tall with erect, horizontal branches. The trees have dark green foliage.

Cupressus Sempervirens

Cupressus sempervirens is a variety of cypress. The tree grows eighty feet tall with erect, horizontal…

Cupressus macnabiana is a small tree, growing twenty feet tall. The tree forms a dense, pyramidal head. The tree is native to California.

Cupressus Macnabiana

Cupressus macnabiana is a small tree, growing twenty feet tall. The tree forms a dense, pyramidal head.…

Cypress spurge is the common name of euphorbia cyparissias. It has many short, plume like branches. It is native to Europe. It is naturalized and a weed in the United States.

Cypress Spurge

Cypress spurge is the common name of euphorbia cyparissias. It has many short, plume like branches.…

A coin of Cypress, representing the temple of Venus. It shows that she was worshiped in this island in the form of a meta, or conical stone (as in India).

Coin of Cypress

A coin of Cypress, representing the temple of Venus. It shows that she was worshiped in this island…

A coin of Paphos, now Baffo, in the island of Cypress. It shows that Venus was the deity worshiped there when she was referred to as the Paphian Goddess.

Coin of Paphos

A coin of Paphos, now Baffo, in the island of Cypress. It shows that Venus was the deity worshiped there…

Cypress tree.

Cypress

Cypress tree.