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colour which changes later on to green. Origin- 

 ated at the Elvaston Nursery in 1873. 



C. (Retinispora) pisifera, Koch, (Synonyms : 

 Chamaecyparis pisifera, Siehold et Zuccarini ; 

 Retinispora pisifera, Siehold et Zuccarini ; Thuya 

 pisifera, Masters.) Mountains of Japan. 1861. 

 — ^This is readily distinguished from C. obtusa 

 by its open habit of growth, and by its more 

 slender and usually longer branches and feathery 

 foliage. The branches are somewhat irregular 

 of arrangement, though the outline of the tree is 

 informally pyramidal, the leaves scale-like, four- 

 rowed, and of a dark bright green, with two 

 glaucous lines beneath. Fruit about the size of a 

 pea, and borne in clusters of from two to ten. 



C. PISIFERA PLUMOSA is a distinct and well- 

 known variety, with numerous sub-erect branches, 

 furnished with deep green, awl -shaped leaves. 

 The feathery branchlets and rich colour render it a 

 very desirable garden conifer. Introduced in 1861. 



C. PISIFERA PLUMOSA ARGENTEA haS silvcry 



tinted foliage, and is highly ornamental. 



C. PISIFERA PLUMOSA AUREA is cvcu a more 

 ornamental plant than the parent, with thickly 

 set branches, the greater portion of which is of a 

 desirable golden yellow colour. It is one of the 

 best and most valuable of the small - growing 

 ornamental conifers. Cones have been freely 

 produced at Stanmore, in Middlesex. 



C. PISIFERA SQUARROSA. — This is of bush-like 

 growth, thickly arranged both in branches and 

 branchlets, and with needle-shaped, silvery white 

 leaves. Introduced in 1861. 



C. PISIFERA SQUARROSA DUBIA is a compact 



