56 CONIFEROUS TREES 



C. Lawsoniana albo-spica is not a very desir- 

 able variety, though perhaps less unhealthy in 

 appearance than other patchy variegated conifers. 

 The whitish branch tips turn almost the normal 

 green with the advent of winter. 



C. Lawsoniana Allumi is of strict growth, with 

 distinct and very pleasing bluish green foliage. 

 It is a neat and interesting variety, and worthy of 

 culture where ground space is confined. 



C. Lawsoniana argentea is of moderately 

 compact growth, and rarely rises to a great height. 

 The foliage is extremely pleasing, being of a decided 

 silvery grey tint and constant in character. 



C. Lawsoniana Bowleri is a close and com- 

 pact growing mass of semi-pendulous deep green 

 branches and a good supply of branchlets. 



C. Lawsoniana ccerulescens is a dwarf, bushy 

 variety, growing about 3 feet high, and with 

 numerous and much divided branches plentifully 

 supplied with bluish green foliage, faintly marked 

 on the upper sides with silvery grey bands. It is 

 a decidedly worthy variety and should have a 

 chosen spot in the ornamental grounds. 



C. Lawsoniana densa, which originated in the 

 Bagshot Nurseries, is of compact growth and re- 

 markable for the attractive appearance of the 

 foliage. 



C. Lawsoniana elegantissima. — This is, per- 

 haps, the best variegated variety of the Lawson 

 Cypress. It is of vigorous growth, of good habit, 

 and with the bark and leaves of a deHcate yellowish 

 green tint. 



C. Lawsoniana erecta viridis. — This is one 

 of the commonest varieties in cultivation, of taper- 



