168 DWAEF AND SLOW-GROWING CONIFERS 



Taxus baccata, var. compressa, Carr. ('' Conif.," I.C.). 



Is said by Beissner (ii. 48) to have been a seedling of 

 var. fastigiata, making a small conical bush with fine, 

 stiS, ascending branches, yellowish bark, and scattered, 

 short, light green leaves. 



T. baccata, var. gracilis pendula, Lancke ("Deutsch. 

 Dendr.," 47, 1880). 



In my garden this has proved the slowest-growing of 

 the pendulous forms; by tying up a leader it can be 

 trained to any height desired; the branches are pendulous, 

 and on reaching the ground wiU continue to spread over 

 it; the foliage is a beautiful glaucous blue-green, and it 

 bears fruit in quite a small state. 



T. baccata, var. adpressa, Carr. ('"'Man. des Plantes," iv. 



380). 



Syn. : T. Tardiva, Law. 



T. parvifolia, Wender. 

 T. bacc. microphyUa, Jacq. 



A dense widespreading shrub, with leaves about J inch 

 long and very narrow. Slow of growth and quite distinct ; 

 even slower is its coloured variety — var. adpressa aurea. 



The green form originated in Dickson's Nurseries at 

 Chester in 1828 {The Garden, 1896, p. 268), and the 

 golden form, according to Bean (ii. 581), at the Hands- 

 worth Nurseries, Sheffield. There is also a fastigiata 

 form, var. stricta. 



T. baccata, var. columnaris, Carr. (" Conif.," 2nd ed., 



738, 1867). 



Is described as a smaU compact column with smaU gold 

 variegated leaves, and a seedling of var. fastigiata. This 

 seems to me to be identical with a curious form that was 

 sent to me some years ago and stated to be a seedling of 

 T. baccata adpressa aurea variegata. Its fohage (which 

 is edged with gold) is, however, very similar to that of 

 T. baccata fastigiata aureo variegata, but smaller. It is 

 quite distinct in its habit. It is growing slowly; abso- 



