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Torreya—continued. 
native countries. Torreyas thrive in almost any soil 
They are readily propagated from seeds, which should be 
sown in spring; the ripe fruits, after being gathered, 
should be mixed with sand, and treated similarly to those 
of the Hawthorn, until sowing time. Cuttings also afford 
a ready means of increasing the stock of any species; 
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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Torreya—continued. 
T. grandis E a Rh reen, the size of a small walnut. 
l. very rigid, linear Shou ate, rather short, somewhat falcate, 
jin. to lin. long, light glossy- -green above, much paler, with 
two narrow, greyish lines beneath, on very mon spirally- 
twisted footstalks, more or less opposite, spiny-pointed. 
Branches whorled, epoig ag spreading; branch pa laterally 
distichous. h. 6ft. . China. See Fig. 63. oO. Bs. 
xxii., p. 681; R. H. 4879, 173.) Syn. Cephalotaxus uuibraculifera. 
Fig. 62. BRANCH, WITH ONE MATURE AND TWO YOUNG FRUITS, OF TORRZYA CALIFORNICA, 
these should be inserted in sandy soil, in August, and 
kept shaded under handlights, or in cold frames, during 
bright sun, until rooted. Layering may also be advan- 
tageously resorted to. 
T, californica (Californian). Californian Nutmeg. fr. 
ith 
leathery-green covering. on the 
l. long, narrow, and opposite on the 
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Fornica. 
T. nucifera (nut-bearing). fr. Zin. long, din. broad, oval or ovate- 
oblong, glossy. l. linear, rounded at. base, quite straight, flat, 
leathery, spiny-pointed, mostly curved downwards, lin. to 13in. 
long, on very short footstalks, deep glossy-green, glaucous-white 
beneath. Branches numerous whorled, A iaa or scattered 
. 63. BRANCH, WITH IMMATURE ABNORMAL FRUITS, OF TORREYA GRANDIS. 
branchlets, but oe hat alternate and a round the 
¥-po! shortly petio- 
es ary 4 at ase, ane to ea pale, pale Yellowish areen, 
ELSIS G Ge. <a 8. exit, », Sa, ieee 
sander name of f. Epigriseioa} 
—, the stem, horizontall: 2 20ft. to S0ft. J i 
64. (R. H. 1873, See See y, 129.) 5N 
T. taxifolia Yew-leaved).* Stinking Ca fr. oval, a little 
as large as a walnut. J. rounded at base, and 
merken recurved at the extremity, , frequently falcate, 
