CONIFERS. 



mould, and making good with manure and sound loam 

 in equal parts. 



TAXUS ADPRESSA. Gardens. 



SYN. Cephalotaxus tardiva. Siebold. 



Cephalotaxus brevifolia. Gardens. 



This very handsome and distinct species is indigenous 

 to Japan, and is remarkable for its glossy green leaves, 

 in which particular it differs from any other Tew. 

 Its branches are very rigid, arranged in whorls, with 

 distichous branchlets, which are closely covered with 

 rich green foliage. 



TAXUS BACCATA. Linnceus. 



(Common Yew.) 



This well-known tree, like all the other Tews, thrives 

 best in a rich soil. It is a valuable plant for ever- 

 green undergrowths, succeeding well beneath other 

 trees, where drip and a deficiency of light prevent 

 other evergreens from nourishing. 



T. B. var. Dovaston. Gardens. 

 (Weeping Yew.) 



A very handsome variety, with broader leaves than 

 the species, and with stiff drooping branches. 



T. B. var. ericoides. 

 (Heath-like Yew.) 



A very interesting variety, with the foliage and 

 general appearance of a Heath, and with the habit of 



