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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Chamaecyp ar i s continued. 

 C. I*. Intertexta (interwoven).* A variety more robust in all its 



parts, so that the ultimate branchlets appear more divaricate 



than in the type. Foliage with a peculiar glaucous hue. 

 C. L. lutea (yellow).* Whole of young growth light clear yellow. 



Of medium growth and compact habit. 

 C. Ii. nana (dwarO-* A diminutive variety, of slow growth; 



dense in habit, globose in outline, and deep green in colour. 

 C. L n. alba (white). All the young growth yellowish-white; 



light green when mature. 

 C. L. n. glauca (glaucous)* resembles nana, but differs in its 



highly glaucous foliage. 

 C Icntoclada (slender-branchleted).* I. of two forms ; primordial 



ones linear awl-shaped, recurved, and light glaucous green ; later 



ones scale-like, closely appressed to the branchlets, and deeper in 



colour Branches close-set, short, sub-erect, much divided ; 



branchlets flattened, fern-like, clustered towards the extremities 



of the branches and their many sub-divisions, h. 8ft. to 10ft. 



Japan. Habit pyramidal. SYN. Retinospora leptoclada. 



FIG. 416. CONKS AND LEAVES OP CHAJLECYPARIS NUTKAENSIS. 



C. nntkaensls (Nootka Sound).* I. small, closely imbricated, 

 very acute, destitute of tubercles, rich dark green, slightly glaucous 

 on the lower surface or shady side of the branches. Branches 

 sub-erect ; branchlets distichously arranged, with elegantly 

 recurved extremities, h. 40ft. to 60ft. British Columbia, 1850. 

 A very fine hardy species, with a nearly columnar form. SYN. 

 Thujopsis borealis. See Fig. 416. The names of the varieties, 

 argenteo-variegata (silvery-variegated), aureo-variegata (golden- 

 variegated), compacta (compact), glauca (glaucous), pendula 

 (pendulous), variegata (variegated), and mridis (green), sufficiently 

 explain their respective characteristics. 



C. obtusa (obtuse-leaved).* I. mostly in whorls of four, ovate- 

 rhomboid, blunt, seldom pointed, decussate, all scale-formed, 

 closely pressed along the branchlets, and adhering almost as far 

 as the points, the lower part only being visible. Branches spread- 

 ing ; lateral ones in two rows, very dense, spreading out like a 

 fan, and of a light green colour, h. 70ft. to 100ft. Japan. A tall 

 evergreen tree. SYNS. C. Keteleeri and Retinospora obtusa. 



C. o. albo-picta (white-spotted). Many of the young shoots 

 creamy-white, thus giving the plant a speckled and spotted 

 appearance 



C. o. aurea (golden).* This differs from the typical species in 

 having a portion of the smaller spray and leaves of a golden colour, 

 intermixed with the usual glossy green ones. Japan. A very 

 desirable plant for small gardens, being quite hardy. 



Cliamaecyparis continued. 



C. o. compacta (compact). Stem much divided at the base. 

 Branches crowded and more dense than in the type. 



C. O. filicoides (fern-like).* I. small, oval, curved, thick in texture, 

 and somewhat obtusely pointed, keeled on the back, thickly and 

 rather loosely imbricated in four rows, and of a deep glossy green 

 colour. Branches long, narrow, flat, regularly and thickly fur- 

 nished on both sides with short branchlets of a deep green 

 colour on the upper surface, and more or less glaucous beneath. 

 Japan. A free-growing, quite hardy tree. SYN. Retinospora 

 Jilicoides. 



C. o. gracills anrea (slender golden).* A very graceful form, 

 with spreading branches, which are elongated at their extremi- 

 ties into slender, rather pendulous stems, furnished with short 

 branchlets ; young foliage light, clear yellow, but ultimately light 

 green. Habit pyramidal. 



C. o. lycopodioides (Club-moss-like).* I. variously shaped, and 

 thickly arranged all round the shoots ; those on the upper parts 

 of the principal branchlets being more or less terete-pointed, or 

 bluntly awl-shaped ; those near the base of the principal shoots, 

 and on the lesser spray, are more or less scale-formed, adpressed 

 in opposite pairs, keeled on the back, oval-shaped, closely imbri- 

 cated, all of a deep glossy green colour. Branches spreading, 

 rather slender ; branchlets numerous, short, linear. Japan, 1861. 

 A fine evergreen tree. SYN. Retinospora lycopodioides. 



C. o. nana (dwarf)-* A very singular variety, forming a dwarf, 

 cushion-shaped little bush, and seldom attaining a height of more 

 than 1ft. or 2ft., but spreading out horizontally all round to more 

 than double that distance. Japan. Quite hardy, and forms an 

 interesting object for rockwork or miniature gardens. SYN. Retino- 

 spora obtusa pygmaia. 



C. o. plumosa (feathery).* 1. subulate or awl-shaped, sub-erect 

 or spreading, acute. Branches numerous, sub-erect, thickly fur- 

 nished with lateral shoots, h. 15ft. to 20ft. Japan. A dense- 

 growing species, with a conical habit. The varieties of this 

 are extremely beautiful dwarf shrubs, with flexible feathery 

 branchlets. 



C. o. p. albo-picta (white-spotted).* Many of the branchlets pure 

 white, imparting a speckled appearance to the plant. 



C. o. p. argentea (silvery).* Nearly the whole of the young 

 growth creamy-white, becoming green when mature. 



C. o. p. anrea (golden).* Young shoots and foliage of a light 

 golden-yellow, gradually becoming deep green as the season 

 advances. Very distinct and ornamental. 



C. o. tetragona anrea (golden tetragonal).* I. short, scale-like, 

 golden-yellow until the second year, when they assume a deep 

 green colour. Branches horizontal, tufted at the extremities with 

 short, undivided, tetragonal branchlets. Garden variety. SYN. 

 C. filicoides aurea. 



C. o. variegata (variegated). This only differs from the ordinary 

 C. obtusa in the branchlets being more or less tinged with yellow. 

 The above list by no means completes the list of varieties of this 



very variable species. A large number of different forms may be 



selected from any seed bed, but the above-named are the best. 



C. pisifera (Pea-bearing).* I. in four rows, decussate, all scale- 

 formed on the adult plants ; upper and lower ones ovate-lanceo- 

 late, tapering to a hard point, keeled on the back, and smooth ; 

 lateral ones almost sickle-shaped, equally long, acute-pointed, 

 marked on the under side with two white glaucous bands. 

 Branches numerous, thickly covered with branchlets. Japan. 

 A much smaller and more slender tree than C. obtusa. 



C. p. argenteo-variegata (silvery-variegated), 

 has its shoots variegated with white. 



This variety 

 (golden).* Terminal shoots of a golden hue. Japan, 



C. p. filifera (thread-bearing). A synonym of C.filifera. 



C. sphseroidea (spherical). White Cedar. I. very minute, 

 closely imbricated, furnished with a small tubercle about the 

 centre, light green, soon falling from the older branches, cones 

 small globular bodies, about the size of peas. Branches spread- 

 ing, much ramified; branchlets slender, not plaited. Trunk 

 slender, tapering, h. 40ft. to 70ft. North America, 1736. SYN. 

 Cupressus thyoides. 



C. 8. glauca (glaucous) A synonym of C. . kewensis. 



C. 8. kewensis (Kew).* This variety differs from the species in 

 being more compact, denser, and in having the branchlets and 

 leaves of a silvery-glaucous colour. Very handsome. SYN. C. s. 

 glauca. 



C. 8. variegata (variegated).* A handsome low or medium-sized 

 tree, on which more than half the branchlets, with their foliage, 

 are of a rich golden-yellow. It requires a damp, moist situation. 



C. sqnarrosa (squarrose-leaved).* I. spiral, or in whorls, spread- 

 ing, linear, sharp-pointed, decurrent, dense, smooth, and fre- 

 quently bent or curved backwards, but somewhat scale-formed ; 

 those on the young plants are larger, linear, sharp-pointed, spread- 

 ing, reflexed, bright glaucous-green above, and furnished with 

 two white glaucous bands on the under side. Branches slender, 

 gracefully curved towards the extremities ; branchlets numerous, 

 spreading in all directions, and thickly furnished with extended 

 leaves. A. 4ft. to 6ft. Japan. A large bush or small tender tree. 

 SYN. Retinospora squarrosa. 



