PINACEiE 511 



Var. ericoides, Hort. 



Retinispora dubia, Carriere, 



The foliage retains the juvenile character and is soft and 

 needle-like. The plant remains dwarf, but forms a large 

 number of branchlets quite unlike other varieties in appearance. 

 The leaves are greenish purple during summer and brown or 

 purple in winter. When crushed, the shoots have the char- 

 acteristic tansy-like odour of the type. 



Var. filiformis, Beissner. 



Var. Douglasii, Relider. 



Main branches long and slender, leafy branchlets in compact 

 clusters. 



Var. globosa, Hort. 

 A dwarf rounded bush 2-3 ft. high. 



Var. globosa compacta, Hort. 

 A very compact form of the above. 



Var. Hovei, Hort. 

 A dwarf plant doubtfully distinct. 



Var. lutea, Hort. 



Young branchlets yellow or greenish yellow, especially in 

 winter, becoming green the second spring. 



Var. plicata, Masters. 



Branches rigid, arranged very like those of T. orientalis. 

 Leaves brownish green with a very strong odour. This must 

 not be confused with the species T. plicata. 



Var. pendula, Hort. 

 Branchlets pendulous, 



Var. pulverulenta, Hort. 

 Patches of leaves greyish or white in colour. 



Var. recurva nana, Hort. 

 A dwarf bush with recurved branchlets. 



Var. Spaethii, Hort, 



T, occidentali?, var, Olilandoifi, Beissner ; T. tetragona, Hort. 



A dwarf form with four-sided branches, the upper ones with 

 needle-like leaves. 



