Identifier: veitchsmanualof00kent (find matches)
Title: Veitch's manual of the coniferae : containing a general review of the order, a synopsis of the species cultivated in Great Britain, their botanical history, economic properties, place and use in arboriculture, etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Kent, Adolphus Henry Veitch, James Herbert, 1868-1907 James Veitch & Sons
Subjects: Conifers Conifers
Publisher: Chelsea : J. Veitch
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library

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Fig. 80. Criiptomcriu japouica, xar. elegaits
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Cryptomeria iaponira, vur. L(>l>lii, al l»iupin(in CKYPTOMEltIA JAPONICA. 267 toiiil)s at Nikkd wluiT tlicy rise to a lui^lit of 100 to 125 feet; it isa stately tree whieli has no rival except in the Se(juoias of California.The chief factor in the preservation of the Cryptonieria and itsluxuriant groAvth in Japan is un(;uestional)ly the climate which in thedistricts where the tree attains its j^reatest development is decidedlytemperate. The annual isothermal line for 10° C. (50 F.) curvesbelow the 40th parallel where it passes through Japan in the latitude ofnorthern Hondo; and the annual isotherm for 15° C. (60 F.) curves belowthe 35th parallel, or below tlie latitude of Tokio, the capital, so that theaverage temperature of the Cryptonieria region ranges from 10° to 15° C.(50° to 60° F.). In Tokio the registered annual rainfall is about 70 incheswith a grathial decrease northwaixls towards Yeso ; southwards of Tokioit seldom sinks below 50 inches. These data sliow tliat

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