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fectly. The common English yew ~baccata is the one most 

 generally grown. It forms a bush of from six to twelve feet 

 high, and when old enough to fruit, forms one of the most 

 elegant of evergreen shrubs. 



The erecta is more compact and upright, not as spreading, in 

 its habit; while the horizontalis is spreading, almost creeping, 

 in its growth. There are also several varieties with variegated 

 foliage very curious and ornamental. The Irish yew Hibernica 



PIG. 44. ASH BERBERRY. 



is of slow, compact, upright growth, forming a very small, 

 round, pillar-like tree, but it will not endure any exposure to 

 the vrkiter suns. The American yew Canadensis is, perhaps, 

 the most hardy of all, but it is not of as rich and dark a green. 

 As a class, however, masses of them are very beautiful ; and when 

 azaleas are mingled with them the result is quite satisfactory, 

 especially in spring, when the azaleas are in bloom. In England., 



