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ing outline, with the branches closely set on and 

 appressed to the stem. The foliage is of the 

 brightest green the whole season through. Ex- 

 cellent for planting in confined spaces, but too 

 formal of growth for general use. 



C. Lawsoniana filifera is of easy spreading 

 growth, but taller than broad, and remarkable for 

 the long and slender branchlets, the tips of which 

 are tasselled, and of a semi-pendulous character. 



C. Lawsoniana Fleeti. — This is quite distinct, 

 the growth being very stiff and erect, and the 

 foliage of a pleasing bluish grey glaucous hue. 



C. Lawsoniana Fletcheri. — A very neat 

 pyramidal conifer that grows only about 15 or 

 18 inches high, and is of sturdy, compact 

 habit. It grows densely, and is of elegant 

 appearance, and should prove a very useful shrub 

 for large rock gardens and for grouping in the 

 pleasure-grounds near the house. F.C.C., Royal 

 Horticultural Society, May 20. Messrs. Fletcher 

 Bros., Ottershaw Nurseries, Chertsey. 



C. Lawsoniana Haskin's variety is certainly 

 one of great merit, the young shoots being of a 

 delightful orange yellow colour, and quite distinct 

 from anything we have before us. It originated 

 as a seedling at the Branksome Nursery, Bourne- 

 mouth. 



C. Lawsoniana intertexta. — This has no par- 

 ticular merit when compared with the species, the 

 branch growth being very robust, while, owing to 

 the branches being far apart, the plant has a 

 rather untidy and open appearance. The partially 

 drooping branch tips are a redeeming quality. 



C. Lawsoniana lutea is of compact habit, the 



