132 HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES. 



shining lustre, which is at all times both pronounced and 

 pleasing. The leaves are comparatively broader than those 

 of the species, but it is their dark shining green tint that 

 offers such a contrast to the greyish-green of the parent, and 

 which, without the dwarf habit, would at once render simple 

 the recognition of this valuable variety. It is certainly one 

 of the most desirable of small-growing conifers, but requiring 

 to be layered or grafted in order to fully perpetuate its 

 distinctive characteristics, has long kept it in the background. 



T, canadensis nana is of very dwarf and spreading 

 growth, with short branches and closely-set tufted leaves. 

 The specimens I have seen were 27 inches high, and fully 3 

 feet across. 



T, canadensis parvifolia is a very distinct variety 

 that at once attracts attention by the small and deep green 

 leaves. They are usually ^ of an inch long, quickly pointed, 

 and appressed to the branches, these latter being lithe and 

 slender. 



T, canadensis pendula. Weeping Hemlock Spruce. 

 — This is a tree of great beauty, but, unfortunately it is rarely 

 met with. In no way does it differ from the commonly 

 cultivated tree, save in the long, weeping spray, the branch 

 tips one and all hanging gracefully downwards for in most 

 instances a couple of feet in length. The finest specimen 

 that I have seen is growing by the lake-side at Hollydale, 

 the Earl of Derby's Kentish property. It is fully 20 feet high, 

 and has borne cones abundantly. 



T, carol iniana, Green. Mountains of North and 

 South Carolina. 1881. — This nearly approaches T. canaden- 

 sis, but from that species may at once be distinguished by its 

 much longer, blunter-pointed, and glossier foliage. The cones 

 are proportionally large, with wide, spreading scales of a dark 

 brown colour. It is a beautiful little tree, of neat habit, and 

 slow growth, and succeeds well when planted in rich loamy 

 peat, and where not exposed to cold or cutting winds. 



T, mertensiana, Carri^re. Western Hemlock. {Syno- 

 nyms : — Pinus Mertensiana^ Bongard ; Abies Mertensiana^ 



