THUYA 173 



T. occidentalis, var. Hollandica (" Mitt. d. d. d. Ges.," 1904, 

 139), and var. Boothi. 

 Are compact pyramidal forms not very distinct. 



T. occidentalis, var. Douglasi, Rehder. 

 Syn.: y a>r. filif or mis, Beiss. 



I have not seen this, but from Beissner's description (ii. 

 508) it seems to resemble Chamcecyparis pisif era filif era in 

 habit and foliage. He says nothing of its ultimate height. 



T. occidentalis, var. Bodmeri, Hort. (Beiss., ii. 508). 



An upright form not urdike Cupressus ohtusa, var. 

 lycopodioides, in general appearance. 



Branches and branchlets ascending and irregular. 

 Foliage dark green; thick, short, and very crowded; the 

 small scale-like leaves being in groups of four to the 

 branchlet, and having their sides appressed. Very 

 distinct. Fairly common in cultivation. 



There is a plant of this form at Curragh Grange, Co. 

 Kildare, 4 feet by 3 feet. 



T. occidentalis, var. recurva nana, Hort. (Beiss., ii. 509). 



A roundish conical form with very crowded ascending 

 branches and recurving branchlets. 



T. occidentalis, var. cristata, Hort. (Beiss., ii. 509). 



An irregular dwarf form, with short, thick spreading 

 branches surmounted by curious cockscomb-hke, rather 

 thin, fan-shaped branchlets. The sprays have an annual 

 growth of from 2 to 3 inches, and are frequently twisted; 

 the minute scale-hke fohage is closely appressed to the 

 branchlets, which are round rather than flat. 



A curious form of which Beissner {" JMitt. d. d. d. Ges.," 

 1904, 135) records a golden variegated variety — var. 

 cristata aurea, 



T. Occidentalis, var. compacta, Beiss. (ii. 509). 

 Syn. : var. glohularis, Lamb, 

 var. nana, Hort. 

 var. Spihlmanni, P. Smith, 

 var. Froebellif Hort. 



