400 THUJA. 



It is extensively cultivated in the gardens about Yeddo, 

 in Japan, particularly in pots, and called " Nezu " by the 

 Japanese. 



It is perfectly hardy, and a very desirable little shrub for 

 rockwork and small gardens. 



THUlOPSis dolabbata vabiegata, Fortune, the Variegated 

 Hatchet-leaved Arbor- Vitas. 



This variety differs from the original form of the tree in 

 having a portion of its lesser spray and leaves of a pale yellow 

 colour, intermixed on the branches, all over the plant. 



A pretty variegated variety, first introduced to the Royal 

 Nursery at Bagshot by Mr. Fortune, in 1861, from the gardens 

 near Yeddo, in Japan, 



Gen. THUJA. Linnceus. The American Arbor Vitas. 



Flowers monoecious, or male and female on the same plant, but 

 separate ; the male catkins oval, the female ones solitary and 

 terminal. 



Cones ovate-oblong, solitary, terminal, leathery, and smooth, 

 with a projecting tubercle below the apex of each scale. 



Scales valvate, from six to ten in number, in opposite pairs, 

 and mostly unequal in size. 



Seeds in twos at the base of each scale, and furnished with a 

 transparent wing, emarginate at the end. 



Seed-leaves in twos. 



Leaves in opposite pairs, very small, scale-like, imbricated, 

 compressed, and in four rows. 



The name Thuja is derived from " Thyon," sacrifice, in con- 

 sequence of the twigs and resin being formerly used in the 

 East instead of incense in sacrifices. The common English 

 name, Arbor- Vitse (tree of life), is deduced from its China and 



