CONIFERS. 57 



BIOTA PENDULA. Endlicher. 



(Weeping Arbor Vitae.) 

 S YN. Cupressus pendula. Thunberg. 

 Thuia pendula. Lambert. 

 Cupressus filiformis. Gardens. 

 Tkuia filiformis. Loddiges. 



A graceful shrub, indigenous to China and Japan. 

 Its branches, which are long, slender, and cord~like, 

 weep in a very graceful manner. Foliage a light 

 green. Height ten to fifteen feet. 



BIOTA STRICTA. 



(Erect-growing Arbor Vitae.) 

 Thuia stricta. Gardens. 



A tall, narrow, fastigiate tree, of distinct character, 

 indigenous to North America. 



BIOTA TATAEICA. 



(Tartarian Arbor Vitao.) 



SYN. Tkuia nepalensis. Gardens. 

 Thuia tatarica. Gardens. 



A. tree of less compact habit than S. orientalis, and 

 of quicker growth. 



CEPHALOTAXUS. Slebold and Zuccarini. 



CEPHALOTAXUS FORTUNL Hooker. 



(The Male.) 

 Recently introduced from the north of China, and 



