Cypress

a tall evergreen conifer, indigenous to Persia and the Levant, but found all over the adjacent regions, though not to any extent in 2 ———————E—E India. It is planted in burial grounds, especially in those of the Mohammedans and of the Armenians. The modern Romans admit it into their private — The Greeks made their coffins of its wood, and some Egyptian ls chests are of the same material. It is used in Candia, Malta, and other places for building purposes. The doors of St. Peter’s at Rome are formed of it, and have lasted 1,100 years. The gates of Constantinople, also built of it, continued the same length of time. Cabinetmakers and wood turners find it suitable for their respective crafts.