246 Trees for Shade and Ornament 



T. baccata Linn. (77), English Yew, is with us merely a shrub and 

 not hardy; especially when planted in the open it is a])t to suffer from 

 frost. 



Fig. 82. — Cephalolaxus Fortuuei Hook. 



T. cuspidata S. & Z. (78), from Japan, is much hardier, without 

 any special difference in aspect. 



No more satisfactory low, shruliby cover of ground and beneath 

 shady trees could be suggested than the hardiest of all — 



