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and with many of the branchlets hanging grace- 

 fully downwards for i8 inches in length. From 

 this specimen I have picked fruit, which w^as 

 forwarded to the late Dr. Masters, similar in every 

 respect to that of T, orientalis, proving conclu- 

 sively that it is only a distinct and well-marked 

 variety, and not a species as was at one time 

 supposed. 



T. ORIENTALIS SEMPERAURESCENS. — This is a 



neat and dwarf bush, which at no time loses its 

 golden tinge, the bright hue of the foliage render- 

 ing it conspicuous and cheery even in winter. 



T. ORIENTALIS zuccARiNiANA. — Among small- 

 growing, neat-habited, and bright-foliaged, shrubby 

 or rather pigmy conifers, this is one of the best, 

 and there are many purposes to which it may be 

 applied, especially in grounds of limited extent. 

 The branches are numerous and slender, forming 

 a dense, globose mass, thickly furnished with 

 bright green foliage, which colour it retains 

 throughout the year. It is a cheerful, pleasing 

 shade of green, and this, coupled with the neat 

 outline, ease of culture and propagation, should 

 tend to its increased cultivation. 



T. PLICATA, D. Don. The Giant Arborvitae. 

 (Synonyms : Thuya gigantea, Nuttall. Thuya 

 Lobbi, of gardens ; T. Menziesii, Douglas ; T. 

 Craigiana, of gardens.) Alaska to California, and 

 western slopes of Montana. 1853. — A handsome 

 and useful timber tree in this country, and one 

 that is perfectly hardy everywhere, and of the 

 freest growth. The quality of timber produced 

 in England warrants us in speaking highly of this 

 conifer for afforesting purposes, it being hght, 



