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propagate the plant, and, if I remember rightly, the specific 

 name " adpressa ' was given to it by Knight & Perry, but 

 my father always adhered to the name he had originally given 

 it ' brevifolia.' " In order to avoid confusion, I have retained 

 the name by which this distinct variety is commonly known. 



T. baccata adpressa erecta differs from the pre- 

 ceding only in being of partially erect growth. 



T. baccata adpressa varieg^ata is a valuable 

 variety, in which many of the branch tips are of a silvery- 

 golden tint. 



T. baccata aurea is one of the most striking of the 

 many varieties, it being always bright, brilliant, and effective. 

 The leaves for the greater part are of a bright golden-yellow, 

 and especially so during the growing season. It is of free 

 growth, and admirably suited for planting in clumps in front 

 of darker foliaged subjects. 



T. baccata Cheshuntensis is of partially upright 

 growth, with small, closely-arranged leaves, that are dark 

 green above, glaucescent beneath, and long-pointed. It is a 

 graceful variety, of strict but informal growth, and was raised 

 from seed of the Irish yew. 



T- baccata Dovastonii. This is a remarkable creep- 

 ing variety, the branches being long and partially horizontal, 

 and the branchlets gracefully drooping. The leaves are 

 relatively larger, more curved, and of a deeper shade of green 

 than those of the species. T. baccata Dovastonii aurea variegata 

 is well described by the name. 



T. baccata elegrantissima is of dense, upright 

 growth, with whitish or pale yellow thickly produced leaves. 

 The neat habit and constant variegation render it a desirable 

 and ornamental variety. 



T- baccata erecta. A not very elegant variety, 

 having erect-growing slender branches and small glossy green 

 leaves, arranged for the greater part in two rows. 



T. baccata ericoides (empetrifolia) is of neat and 

 small growth, the branches slender and close set, and the 

 leaves very small and closely arranged. The reddish bark of 



