THE YEW SUB-FAMILY. 375 



from " taxis" meaning arrangement, owing to the regular 

 system of the leaves, being placed upon the branchlets. 

 And again, the word " toxicum" poison, has been given, 

 as the Yew has been considered poisonous by many. 



1. T. adpressa, JTnight. Syn. T. baccata adpressa, 

 Carriere ; T. tardiva, Lawson ; Cephalotaxus tardiva ad- 

 pressa, Siebold, etc. Leaves, small, oval or elliptical, gen- 

 erally mucronate, decurrent, distichous with short pedun- 

 cles, excepting on the young shoots, dark shining green 

 color. Branches, numerous, spreading, with numerous, 

 short, slender branchlets. Seed surrounded by a globular 

 or oblong, very glutinous, fleshy, pale pink disk; seed, 

 nut-like, standing erect, quite prominent above the disk. 



Our own specimens of this species having fruited for 

 two or three years past, we are able to state positively that 

 it is a well-defined Taxus, although many writers on the 

 subject have thought otherwise. Carriere, in the Revue 

 Horticole a few years since, contended that it was a Taxus 

 on account of its apparent affinity to the Yew stock in 

 grafting, but suggested that it was a form of Taxus bac- 

 cata. 



It is a native of Japan, and was introduced, we believe, by 

 Siebold, who stated that it grows plentifully on the moun- 

 tains, and scarcely ever exceeds three feet in height. It is 

 certainly one of the most attractive, hardy, and desirable 

 species, and with an experience of many years we can rec- 

 ommend it to all our planters. In form it is somewhat 

 similar to our native Yew, growing mostly with the same 

 spreading habit, and with numerous slender branchlets 

 densely clothed with foliage. The leaves are quite cu- 

 riously shaped, and differ in this respect from the other 

 species, being more or less oval instead of linear. 



This charming shrub has many excellencies to recom- 

 mend it for groups and masses, as well as for planting 

 singly on the lawn. It is a healthy and luxuriant grower 

 after becoming well established, and gives universal satis- 



