PINACEiE 517 



Var. mexicana, DUmmer.^ 



Cupressus thurifera, Humboldt, Bompland and Kunth ; Chamsecy- 

 paris thurifera, Endlicher. 



Cones smaller and more globose than in the typical form, 

 light brown in colour, not glaucous ; the scales without the horn- 

 like processes ; seeds smaller than those of the type and not 

 bevelled. 



Cultivated in Mexico. 



Var. minima, Hort. 



Biota orientalis minima glauca, Hort. 



A very dwarf plant with glaucous leaves, 



Var. nana stricta, Hort. 

 A dense fastigiate bush with yellowish leaves. 



Var. pendula. 



Biota orientalis jiendula, Parlatore ; B. pendula, Endlicher ; B. 

 pendula recurvata, Gordon ; Cupressus filiformis, Hort. ; C. patula, 

 Persoon ; C. pendula, Thunberg ; C. pendulata, Hort. ; Thuya Douglasii 

 pendula, Hort. ; T. filiformis, Loddiges ; T. flagelliformis, Hort. ; T. 

 pendula, Lambert. 



A very distinct but unattractive variety with long, slender, 

 whip-like branchlets without spray, the leaves opposite, in alter- 

 nate sets and rather wide apart. 



Var. pyramidalis. 



Biota orientalis expansa, Endlicher ; B. o. tatarica, Endlicher ; B. 

 tatarica, Lindley ; Thviya australis, Hort. ; T. orientalis cupressoides, 

 Hort. ; T. o. stricta, Loudon ; T. o. tatarica, Loudon ; T. pyramidalis, 

 Tenore ; T. tatarica, Forbes. 



A broadly pyramidal tree typical of one section of the species. 

 Var. semperaurescens. 



Biota orientalis semperaurea ; B. o. nana. 

 Foliage and terminal growth yellow. 



Var. Zuccariniana. 

 A dense, dwarf, rounded bush with bright green leaves. 



Wood more compact and closer grained than that of other 

 species ; odorou^s, often knotty, heartwood dark brown, sapwood 

 white or cream. The timber is suitable for posts and for articles 

 of furniture, but is not known in commerce. 



The value of T. orientalis in Britain is solely decorative and it 

 is planted extensively in parks, gardens and cemeteries. The 

 outer branches of large specimens often become top-heavy, which 

 renders them liable to be deranged by wind. To prevent this 



^Journal of Botany, 1914, 236. 



