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are also desirable plants for gardens. The more important of 

 them may be here specified : — 



Var. lycopodioides, Carriere, Traite Gen. ed. 2, p. 132. 

 Eetinospora lycopodioides, Gordon ; Parlatore in DC. 

 Prod. xvi. 2, p. 466; Koch, Dendrol. ii. p. 169. 



Var. pygm^ea, Carriere, Traite Gen. ed. 2, p. 131. 

 Eetinospora obtusa pyginaea, Gordon ; Parlatore in DC. 

 Prod. xvi. 2, p. 466 ; Koch, Dendrol ii. p. 169. 

 Thuya pygmsea, hort. 



Fig. 4. 



Thuya obtusa. Foliage and cones from a cultivated plant ; nat. size and 

 magnified. 



Var. nana, Carriere, Traite Gen. ed. 2, p. 131. 

 Eetinospora obtusa nana, hort. cum varietatibw aureo nee 

 turn argenteo varieqatis. 



Var. Keteleerii, hm-t. Standish ; Parlatore in DC. Prod 

 xvi. 2, p. 466 ; Koch, Dendrol ii. p. 169. 



