28 HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES. 



and about the same in branch spread, obtusely cone-shaped, 

 and abundantly supplied with dark green foliage. The 

 flattened, horizontally arranged branches readily reconcile it 

 with the species, the only difference being that these are so 

 thickly produced one above the other that the hand cannot 

 be passed between any two, this giving the plant a dense, 

 somewhat stiff appearance, that is further augmented by the 

 almost uniform length of the branches. There is no per- 

 ceptible difference in the foliage from that of the species ; 

 perhaps generally the leaves are shorter, and decidedly 

 sharper, and average between J of an inch and i inch in 

 length. 



This must be considered as a real dwarf form, and as it is 

 of neat growth, and with foliage of a pleasing dark bluish- 

 green tint, its propagation and dissemination is more to be 

 desired than is that of many so-called pigmy conifers. 



Growing in grounds near Hemel Hempstead, in Herts, are 

 good examples of this dwarf and interesting cedar. 



C. Liba.ni pendula. Considering how very distinct and 

 beautiful this variety is, one can only wonder that it is not 

 more common. The branches are gracefully pendent, and 

 the drooping tips hang over each other in the easiest possible 

 manner. A fine old tree, bearing cones in abundance, may 

 be seen in the village of Dulwich. 



CEPHALOTAXUS (Siebold et Zuccarini). 



Flowers dioecious, in globular heads. 



Fruit several, drupaceous. 



Seed solitary, almond-like, with no true aril, enclosed in the 

 fleshy cup. 



Leaves linear, alternate, in two rows. 



Evergreen trees or shrubs, with the leaves arranged alter- 

 nately in two rows. Natives of China or Japan. 



Cephalotaxus drupacea, Siebold ct Zuccarini. 

 Plum-fruited Cephalotaxus. Japan. This is here seen as a 



