Cryptomeria, or JAPANESE CEDAR. This lofty and beautiful hardy coniferous tree (C. japonica) is widely distributed in mountain districts of Japan and China, as well as cultivated in many varieties. It was introduced by Robert Fortune in 1842, and has since passed into cultivation. Although originally confused with the cypresses, it is nearly allied to Sequoia and Taxodium. See CONIFERÆ.
Cryptomeria
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 599
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