In '2 TAXODIUM 



of which the following are the most important: 

 iastigiitum, Knight. With slender, upright, v 

 branches sparingly ramitied. Var. microphyllum, 

 Shrub, with short spreading bram-lns: the 1 

 branchlets with t\-pical foliage, thos.' ..f tin- I 

 bnmrhPs -rriclnallv p; 



\ , niM.Mu (M-r. Dwarf, 

 i vith numer- 



,.,i- 0:.,,i L- iiirlies. Var. 

 niitans. Ait. Branches 

 spreading, long and slender, 

 nodding at the tips. Var. 

 pendulum ndvum, P. Smith. 



2469. Bald Cypress - Taxo- 



Alpred Rehder. 

 of the Yew). Cm, Iff,; 



green fo 

 beautifu 

 They ar 



fcr faiit 



Thar till- i\ piriil iir, -iik,. form of the Yew i.s nowadays 

 net iiiiirli |iI;miIi li I- rlii.ily due to its slow growth, but 

 thr nnni.r.iiis inosily sliiiihby garden forms are popular 

 plants for small gardens. The Yews thrive best in a 

 moderately moist sandy loam and endure shade well. 

 Large plants may be successfully transplanted if it is 

 possible to se.-iire a sum.'irnt ball of earth with the 



roots. PlM|.. li\ -r,.,K, H Iiirli ,1. I : ; . I n i i 1 1 a I . ■ milil 



the secoial ■ ■ i .1 '. .• i" - • ',;.•.,,■ .,■,..: 



Six species are known. They are distributed through 

 the northern hemisphere and in America south to 

 Mexico. They are all very closely allied and could be 

 considered geographical varieties of a .single s)iecii-s. 



Tree.s or shrubs: l\-s. liiieai. \\ Iil i n .iti -Inn - , pair ,,r 



Pish 





It is highly valued for cabinet-making and turning, : 

 before the invention of gunpowder was in great reqi 



ith 



R.H. 1B8C, p. loi. II 

 Var. adpressa erecta, 

 Beissn.l, has the f..! 



r. shc.rter th.aii the seed. 

 :17. Very distinct form. 



Ill- preceding, hut erect 

 branches fcriiiinu' a ...Inniiiar bush. Var. aiirea, Carr. 

 tvar. /■:ii;islnii,i,six ,ni r. a . I'.eissn.). Lvs. golden yel- 

 h.w. in. lie l,^i^hll\ clMnal at the tips and margin. 

 This iMi-iii ha, prove, I hardier than the type in New 

 Eti^'laial. \ar. argentea, Lmd. (var. eleganthsima, 



i-li, Var. 'erecta, l..a,,: ,, ,. Hort.). Bushy 



f.Tin, with sleialer. ii|ir .:i,i !,, ,. , . - and branchlets: 

 lvs. narrower ami sinaller- ih.ui in the type. Var. eri- 

 coldes, Carr. (var. mu-rophiithi, Hort.i. Dwarf form, 

 with slender branches and small and very narrow, 

 pointed lvs. Var. fastigiita, Loud. (T. Hibhnicn, 

 Hort.). Strictly fastigiate form, with stout crowdeil 

 upright branches and Kvaiielil.-t^ ■ lvs <y,ir:illv arransred 



lastigiata variegita, lan. I..,, i|r,,,,,ii. ami mnre 

 tender: lvs. marked yeHowish wliite. Var. fastigiita 

 atlrea, Standish. Young growth golden yellow. Var. 

 Fisheri, Hort. Some of the lvs. deep yellow, others 

 green. Var. friictu Wteo. With yellow fr. Gn. ;!,"), p. 37. 

 R.H. 188G, p. 104. Var. glaica, Carr. Vigor.. us f..rin. 

 with longer and narrower lvs. dark gre.ii al.nv.' an. I 

 with a glaucous bluish tint beneath. Var. Jacksoni, 

 Gord. (var. pc'Hf?!!?;!, Hort.). Branches spi.a.lii.i;, p.ii 

 dulons at the tips, with more or less incurve.l l\s. Var. 

 procumbens, Loud. Prostrate shrub, with elongated and 



: " .'1 English Yews that have reached maturity 



— Taxus baccata. 



■■,\ddisons Walk," at Glasnevin, Ireland. 



much ramified branches. Var. W&shingtoni, Beissn. 

 Vigorous form, with longer lvs., partly colored golden 

 yellow. 



cuapid^ta, Sieb. & Zuce. (T. haceiita,var. cKxpiiUta, 

 Carr. ). Tree, attaining CO ft., with a trunk usually 2 ft. 



