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its branches extending nearly as far horizon 

 tally. It loves a deep rich loam, but will un 

 dergo any soil or treatment. It may be propa 

 gated by seeds, layers, or cuttings. The former 

 rarely germinate the first year, and are seldom 

 employed. Cuttings are best of two year old 

 wood, put in sand in July or August, slightly 

 shaded and kept moist, with some protection 

 through winter. There are several fine va 

 rieties, the commonest being the Irish yew 

 (T. B. fastigiata, Lindley) , the weeping yew 

 (T. B. Dovastoni), with very fine broad foliage 

 and pendulous branches ; the silver variegated 

 (T. B. elegantissima) ; the gold variegated, and 

 the erect brandling (T. B. erecta, London). 



2. T. CANADENSIS, Willdenow. Leaves 

 linear, revolute on the margins. Eeceptacle 

 of the staminate flower subglobose. 



This is a much smaller tree than the pre 

 ceding, readily distinguished by the paler 

 foliage and reddish wood. 



Soil and propagation as No. 1. 



3.* T. NUCIFEEA, Linnceus. Seeds inclosed 



* The kinds with seed inclosed in the disk, are now, I 

 believe, referred to Torreya of Siebold. 



