40 HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES. 



Excellent for planting in confined spaces, but too formal of 

 growth for general planting. 



C. Lawsonianafilifera is of easy spreading growth, 

 but taller than broad, and remarkable for the long and slender 

 branchlets, the tips of which are tassellated, and of a semi- 

 pendulous character. 



C. Lawsoniana Fleetii. — This is quite distinct, the 

 growth being very stiff and erect, and the foliage of a pleasing 

 bluish-grey glaucous hue. 



C. Lawsoniana Haskin's variety is certainly one 

 of great merit, the young shoots being of a delightful orange- 

 yellow colour, and quite distinct from anything we have 

 before us. It originated as a seedling at the Branksome 

 Nursery, Bournemouth. 



C. Lawsoniana intertexta. — This has no particular 

 merit when compared with the species, the branch growth 

 being very robust, while, owing to the branches being far 

 apart, the plant has a rather untidy and open appear- 

 ance. The partially drooping branch tips are a redeeming 

 quality. 



C. Lawsoniana iutea is of compact habit, the branch 

 tips being golden yellow, but the variegation is inconstant, 

 and varies much in depth of tint with the particular specimen. 



C. Lawsoniana nana is only suited for rock work or 

 ornamental gardening. It rarely exceeds 2 feet in height, 

 and is of rounded and close-growing habit. 



C. Lawsoniana striata, as the name denotes, is 

 another of the upright growing kinds, but it is of less tapering 

 growth than most. 



C. Lindleii, Klotsch. {Synonyms: — C.tJmrifera,\Ax\6{ty\ 

 C. Knightiatia, Gordon; C. Coiilieri,¥orhes\ C. Karzvinskyana, 

 Regel ; C. lusitanica, Lindley ; C. Uhdeana, Gordon.) Moun- 

 tains of Mexico. 1840. — If only for its graceful habit and 

 conspicuous bluish-green foliage, this species is well worthy of 

 attention. . It is not a common plant, but is evidently the 

 handsomest and hardiest of the Mexican cypresses. The 

 growth is refined and pleasing, and the contour somewhat 



