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Var. aurea. 



Golden Yew. 



A plant of compact habit with the young leaves golden, 

 changing to green before the second year. Seedlings vary con- 

 siderably in habit and many have green leaves. There are both 

 male and female forms of this plant. 



Var. aurea variegata. 



This chiefly differs from Var. aurea in its looser habit. 



Var. Barroni. 



A striking variety with rich orange young shoots and leaves 

 changing to a coppery shade with age. 



Var. brevifolia. 



A small bush with short and dense branchlets, and small 

 densely arranged leaves, rarely more than i in. long, which turn 

 bronze in winter. It must not be confused with T. brevifolia 

 from W. North America. 



Var. cheshuntensis. 



Intermediate in habit between the common and Irish yews, 

 wider in habit than the latter, but with a similar leaf arrange- 

 ment. Probably a seedling from the Irish yew. 



Var. Dovastoni. 



Westfelton Yew. 



A very distinct and handsome variety easily recognized by 

 its erect stem, horizontal, widely spreading branches, and long 

 weeping branchlets. It is a very old variety and appears to have 

 been first noticed about 1777, when Mr. John Dovaston of West- 

 felton, near Shrewsbury, bought for Qd. from a cobbler in the vil- 

 lage a young yew. This subsequently developed a distinct form 

 which has since become popular in gardens. Male and female 

 flowers have appeared on the same tree. 



Var. Dovastoni aureo-variegata. 



This differs from the last-named by its leaves being variegated 

 with gold. 



Var. elegantissima. 



A vigorous plant with widely spreading branches, the main 

 branches horizontal. Young leaves and shoots pale gold. Raised 

 in the Handsworth Nurseries. 



