THE YEW SUB-FAMILY. 375 



from " taxis" meaning arrangement, owing to the regular 

 system of the leaves, being placed upon the branchlets. 

 And again, the word " tosricum" poison, has been given, 

 as the Yew has been considered poisonous by many. 



1, T, adpressa, Knight. Syn. T. baccata adpressa, 

 Carriere ; T. tardiva, Lawson ; Cephalotaxus tardiva ad- 

 pressa, Siebolil, etc. Leaves, small, oval or elliptical, gen- 

 erally mucronate, decurrent, 'distichous with short pedun- 

 cles, excepting on the young shoots, dark shining green 

 color. Branches, numerous, spreading, with numerous, 

 short, slender branchlets. Seed surrounded by a globular 

 or oblong, very glutinous, fleshy, pale pink disk ; seed, 

 nut-like, standing erect, quite prominent above the disk. 



Our own specimens of this species having fruited for 

 two or three years past, we are able to state positively that 

 it is a well-defined Taxus, although many writers on the 

 subject have thought otherwise. Carriere, in the Revue 

 Horticole a few years since, contended that it \vas a Taxus 

 on account of its apparent affinity to the Yew stock in 

 grafting, but suggested that it was a form of Taxus bac- 

 cata. 



It is a native of Japan, and was introduced, we believe, by 

 Siebold, who stated that it grows plentifully on the moun- 

 tains, and scarcely ever exceeds three feet in height. It is 

 certainly one of the most attractive, hardy, and desirable 

 species, and with an experience of many years we can rec- 

 ommend it to all our planters. In form it is somewhat 

 similar to our native Yew, growing mostly with the same 

 sp/eading habit, and with numerous slender branchlets 

 densely clothed with foliage. The leaves are quite cu- 

 riously shaped, and differ in this respect from the other 

 species, being more or less oval instead of linear. 



This charming shrub has many excellencies to recom- 

 mend it for groups and masses, as well as for planting 

 singly on the lawn. . It is a healthy and luxuriant grower 

 after becoming Avell established, and gives universal satis- 



