582 TAXUS TECOMA 



by a fine rather abrupt point, shortly stalked; dark glossy green above, paler 

 green beneath. Fruit red, as in T. baccata. 



Native of Eastern N. America, from Newfoundland to Virginia ; introduced 

 in 1800. The Canadian yew is distinguishable from the English yew by the 

 invariably shrubby habit, by the more abruptly pointed leaves, and by the 

 leaf-buds, but can scarcely be said to differ from it more than the varieties of 

 common yew do among themselves. It has little to recommend it beyond its 

 botanical interest. 



T. CUSPIDATA, Siebold. JAPANESE YEW. 



A tree 40 to 50 ft. high in Japan, with a trunk girthing about 6 ft; in 

 cultivation a low tree or spreading shrub; older bark reddish brown. Leaves 

 ^ to i in. long, ^ to \ in. wide; linear, tapered rather abruptly at the apex to 

 a fine point; rounded, and with a distinct stalk at the base ^ m - long"; dark 

 green above; with a broad, tawny yellow strip composed of ten to twelve 

 stomatic lines on each side of the green midrib beneath. The leaves are 

 arranged approximately in two ranks, and stand more or less erect from the 

 twig, often forming a narrow V-shaped trough. Fruit red, as in T. baccata. 



Native of Japan; introduced by Fortune about 1855, and very hardy 

 although slow-growing. It thrives extremely well in the trying New England 

 climate, and is apparently one of the best evergreens introduced there. There 

 1 are two distinct forms of it in cultivation, the one a tree, the other, var. 

 COMPACTA, a compact, low bush, wider than it is high. Whilst the general 

 aspect is the same as that of the English yew, it can be distinguished by the 

 marked yellow tinge of the under-surface of the leaves, and by the longer, more 

 oblong winter buds with looser, more pointed scales. 



TECOMA. BIGNONIACE.E. 



Two climbing species of this genus can be grown in the open air in 

 Britain, and both are amongst the most strikingly handsome of all such 

 plants. Leaves opposite, pinnate. Flowers large, trumpet-shaped, coloured 

 in rich shades of orange and scarlet. They should be planted against a 

 sunny wall, T. grandiflora especially, and given a good loamy soil. 

 T. radicans will cling of itself to walls or tree trunks, but it is best to 

 give additional support by nailing. When the allotted space is filled, 

 both species should be pruned annually just as vines are pruned, i.e., cut 

 back to within a few buds of the old wood. Except on rare occasions 

 neither ripens seed in this country, but they can be propagated by layers. 

 Messrs Simon-Louis of Metz have a hybrid between the two following 

 species, named T. HYBRIDA, Jouin, and there is also one called T. PRINCEI, 

 a very handsome kind, intermediate, and probably a hybrid between 

 them also. 



T. GRANDIFLORA, Loiseleur. 



(Bignonia grandiflora, Thunberg, Bot. Mag., t. 1398.) 



A deciduous climber, 20 to 30 or more ft. high; stems smooth. Leaves 

 pinnate, composed of seven or nine leaflets, which are ovate, i ^ to 3 ins. long, 

 about half as wide, long-pointed, coarsely toothed, smooth on" both surfaces 

 Flowers in terminal, pendulous panicles of six or twelve, produced at the end 



