HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES i8i 



branchlets, the latter numerous and much com- 

 pressed. The leaves are flat and scale-like, regu- 

 larly imbricated, of a rich, shining green above, 

 and silvery beneath. The cones are sub-globose, 

 and nearly three-quarters of an inch in diameter. 

 It prefers rich moist loam or peaty soil, and does 

 not object to grow where shaded and hemmed in 

 by taller-growing trees. Shelter from cold winds 

 is imperative. 



T. DOLABRATA NANA. (Synonym : Thuyopsis 

 laetevirens, Lindley.) The Dwarf Japanese Thuya. 

 — This is a slow-growing, miniature bush, with 

 comparatively small light green leafy twigs, more 

 resembling a lycopod than a conifer. The average 

 height of a large number of old specimens that 

 I examined was only about 20 inches, while the 

 spread of the branches was nearly 3 feet. All are 

 remarkable for their tidy and uniform habit of 

 growth, forming dense, compact specimens, yet 

 not stiffly so, as is the case with many pigmy 

 conifers. The affinity between the species and 

 this variety is readily recognised, but the twigs of 

 the latter are altogether thinner, more flaccid, of a 

 much lighter and more silvery green than that of 

 the parent. It is a useful shrub for the rock-work 

 or confined border, and the silvery tinted foliage 

 makes the plant remarkable and pleasing. 



T. DOLABRATA VARIEGATA is a praiseworthy 

 variety, and one that in point of vigour of growth 

 surpasses the parent, while at the same time it is 

 far less inclined to form a multiplicity of leading 

 shoots. It is of upright growth, the branches 

 regularly arranged, and the branch tips distinctly 

 marked with a rich golden yellow. 



