CHAPTER V 



CONIFERS OF DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS 

 WEEPING CONIFERS 



When planted with discretion in suitable positions, 

 many of the pendulous or weeping conifers are 

 highly ornamental, and constitute a distinguishing 

 feature of the park or grounds in which they are 

 used. The following list includes some of the 

 best : 



Cedrus Deodara. 

 Cryptomeria japonica ele- 



gans. 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana. 



„ ,, filifera. 



pen- 

 dula. 

 Cupressus macrocarpa. 



,, nootkatensis pendula. 

 Fitzroya patagonica. 

 Ginkgo biloba pendula 

 Juniperus chinerisis. 

 „ communis, 



excelsa. 



Juniperus phoenicea. 

 ,, recurva. 



„ virginiana. 



Larix pendula. 

 Picea Morinda. 

 Taxodium distichum pen- 

 dulum. 

 Taxus baccata pendula. 

 Thuya occidentalis. 



pendula. 

 ,, orientalis pendula. 

 Tsuga Brunoniana. 

 ,, canadensis. 

 Albertiana. 



FASTIGIATE CONIFERS 



Cephalotaxus 

 fastigiata. 



pedunculata 



Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta 

 viridis. 



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