THE YEWS. 313 



Taxus baccata nana. Knight, Fox's Dwarf Yew. 

 Syn. Taxus baccata Foxii, Hort. 

 „ „ Foxii, Hort. 



A very dwarf kind, with smaller leaves than the species, 

 growing little more than one or two feet high, but spreading. 



Taxus baccata ericoides, Hort, the Heath-like Yew. 

 Syn. Taxus ericoides, Hort. 

 „ ,, microphylla, Hort. 

 „ „ baccata microphylla, Hort. 



A small slender variety, with small foliage, and rather erect 

 slender twigs, very distinct in appearance. 



Taxus baccata sparsifolia, Loudon, the Scattered-leaved Yew. 

 Syn. Taxus baccata monstrosa, Hort. 

 „ „ monstrosa, Hort. 

 „ „ Mitchelli, Hort. 



This variety has its leaves disposed round the branches as in 

 the Irish Yew, but with its branches spreading like the common 

 Yew. 



Taxus baccata glauca, Carriere, the Glaucous Yew. 

 Syn. Taxus baccata sub-glaucescens, Jacques. 



This is a very vigorous kind, with the leaves dark green 

 above, and bluish or glaucous grey on the under part, with the 

 bark on the young shoots of a rusty brown colour. 



Taxus baccata recuhvata, Carriere. 

 Syn. Taxus recur vata, Lawson. 



This kind has long straggling branches spread out, little 

 divided, but most frequently reflected. Leaves, longer and 

 straighter than the common kind, with the margins involute. 



