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T. BACCATA Continued 

 Uses 



AT the present time the uses of the 

 Yews may be said to be purely 

 decorative, for, although the timber 

 is used to some extent, trees are 

 not largely planted for economic purposes. As 

 decorative plants the Yews are almost as useful 

 as the Hollies, and they may be used for very 

 similar purposes. Notwithstanding the many 

 lugubrious remarks made about the " Common 

 Yew " on account of its dark and sombre ap- 

 pearance, it has much to commend it for land- 

 scape work, and either groups or single trees are 

 very effective in winter, when deciduous trees 

 are bare, whilst in summer the dark foliage 

 contrasts well with the many shades of green 

 found on other trees. Apart from the type 

 there is a large number of garden varieties, 

 which includes many first-rate decorative sub- 

 jects. These differ from the type either in 

 colour or habit, and can be used for many pur- 

 poses about the garden. As isolated specimens 

 they are effective, whilst they group excellently, 



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