THUYA 171 



T. occidentalis, var. EUwangeriana, Beiss. (ii. 305). 

 Syn. : var. " Tom Thumb'' Beiss. (not Wilson). 



An intermediate form bearing both juvenile and scale- 

 like foliage, the latter usually predominating, and, if the 

 form in cultivation in Europe is true, forming eventually 

 a broad, lanky pyramidal bush up to 5 to 6 feet in height. 



Beissner makes it sjnionymous with var. " Tom 

 Thumb,'' but specimen branches of the latter form which I 

 received from the Arnold Arboretum are much smaller 

 and finer, and appear to be entirely adult fohage. 



T. occidentalis, var. EUwangeriana aurea, Spath (" Mitt, 

 d. d. d. Ges.," 1896, 28). 



Syn. : var. Hoveyi aurea, Hort. aliq. 



Beissner (ii. 503) states that this form was raised by 

 Spath of BerUn. With me it forms a slow-growing 

 compact pyramid of bright golden-yellow. 



Branchlets ascending, the branchlet spray being about 

 4 inches long by 2 inches wide. Young plants bear mostly 

 juvenile fohage, but as the plants grow the juvenile fohage 

 becomes less and less. 



This and the following form are a wonderful colour, 

 especially in winter, when most thuyas are a dirty brown. 



T. occidentalis, var. EUwangeriana " Rheingold," Vallert. 

 ("Mitt. d. d. d. Ges.," 1904, 10). 



This, according to Beissner (ii. 503), is simply a brighter 

 form of the foregoing raised by Vallert of Lubeck, but 

 plants of various sizes that I have received under this 

 name bear only adult fohage. It is somewhat brighter in 

 colour, and its branchlet sprays are rather wider and 

 slightly curved. 



T. occidentalis, var. plicata, Masters (Gard. Chron., 1897, 



758). 



With rigid branches arranged in a vertical plane, hke 

 those of T. orientalis ; a roundish bushy plant. This is 

 possibly too large for inclusion. 



