T. baccata 



branch self-productive, and profuse of berries, 

 from which I have raised several plants in the 

 hope that they may inherit some of the beauty 

 of their parent/ " In The Garden, Vol. ix.p. 341, 

 it is stated that this tree was flourishing in 1876, 

 and that its height was 34 feet, girth of trunk 7J 

 feet, and circumference of head 72 feet. 



T. b. Dovastoni aureo-variegata. A form similar 

 in habit to the last mentioned, but having 

 leaves beautifully variegated with gold. It is 

 one of the most conspicuous of the golden-leaved 

 sorts. 



T. b. elegantissima. This variety "originated in 

 the Handsworth Nurseries. It is of vigorous 

 habit and elegant appearance, forming a wide 

 spreading bush, the main branches more or less 

 horizontal, with the secondary branches pen- 

 dulous. The young leaves and shoots are of a 

 pale gold colour, relieved on the upper surface 

 with streaks of green. In point of size the leaves 

 range from f of an inch to ij inches long. It 

 forms a handsome specimen. 



T. b. epacridioides. A rather small-leaved 

 sort, the leaves rarely exceeding \ an inch in 

 length. It forms a medium-sized bush with up- 

 right growth, but is not stiff in appearance. 

 During winter the leaves take on a bronzy 

 hue. 



T. b. erecta = baccata stricta and Crowderi. 

 A variety recognised by its close upright habit 



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