200 CONIFEROUS TREES 



by their shining lustre, which is at all times both 

 pronounced and pleasing. The leaves are com- 

 paratively broader than those of the species, but 

 it is their dark shining green tint that offers such 

 a contrast to the greyish green of the parent, and 

 which, without the dwarf habit, would at once 

 render simple the recognition of this valuable 

 variety. It is certainly one of the most desir- 

 able of small-growing conifers, but requires to be 

 layered or grafted in order to fully perpetuate 

 its distinctive characteristics. The origin of this 

 Hemlock is a little curious. It was picked up 

 about i860 in the nursery of King & Murray, 

 of Flushing, from amongst some common Hem- 

 locks sent to them by a Western firm. 



T. CANADENSIS NANA is of very dwarf and 

 spreading growth, with short branches and closely 

 set tufted leaves. The specimens I have seen 

 were 27 inches high, and fully 3 feet across. 



T. CANADENSIS PARViFOLiA is a vcry distinct 

 variety that attracts attention by the small and 

 deep green leaves. They are usually a quarter of an 

 inch long, cuspidate, and appressed to the branches, 

 these latter being lithe and slender. 



T. CANADENSIS PENDULA. Weeping Hemlock 

 Spruce. — This is a tree of great beauty, but, unfor- 

 tunately, rarely met with. In no way does it 

 differ from the commonly cultivated tree, save in 

 the long, weeping spray, the branch-tips hanging 

 gracefully downwards for, in most instances, a 

 couple of feet. The finest specimen that I have 

 seen is growing by the lake-side at Hollydale, the 

 Earl of Derby's Kentish property. It is fully 

 20 feet high, and has borne cones abundantly. 



