CHAM^CYPARIS 



about as hardy as the 



AA. Lvs. witli glaucous or whitish marks beneath : 

 branches with horizontally spreading ramifications * 

 Lawsoniina, Pail. (Cupr4ssus liawsoni&na, Murr.). 

 Tree, to 200 ft., with horizontally spreading and usually 

 pendulous branches : branchlets frond-like arranged, 

 flattened : Its. closely appressed, obtuse or somewhat 



acute, usually bright green, with a gland on the back : 

 staniinate catkins bright xed ( yellow in all other species ) : 

 cone globose, about Jain, across, red-brown and often 

 glaucous. From Oregon to Calif. S.S.in:.',:il. (;\ii:.2:'.V2, . 

 — This is one of the most beauiilul (■"nitVr. :,,<•] \ . w 

 variable, about 00 garden form- li. ini.' ciiltivati^i in 

 European nurseries and colIerTions. 'rii.- iMlhiwin:; ,iri- 

 some of the best: Var. 41bo-spica,Hort. Tii.s uf biaii.h- 

 lets creamy white, of slender habit. Var. Alumi, Hurt. 

 Of columnar habit, foliage very glaucous, with a bluish 

 metallic hue. The best blue columnar form. Var. ar- 

 gtotea, Hort. Of slender habit, with very glaucous, 

 almost silvery foliage. Var. erecta vlridis, Hort. ninsi-, 

 columnarhabit and bright green loliairr. ( >ue "f tlnMnnst 

 beautiful varieties, but somewliat t. n.l. r. Vai-. erecta 

 glatica, Hort. Similarin habit, but witli irlaiin.u- f..liaL'r. 

 Var. amarmis, Hort. Branches el..n-atr.l, snm. what 

 pendulous, with few lateral branchlets, ..f I'.w. irlolmhir 

 habit. Var. glauca, Hort. Foliage of in. talli.- -iaiimus 

 tint. One of the hardier forms. Var. gracilis. Il.irt. 

 (vaT.ijracilis peiHlnla.Hort.). VAi-^:jnt li-lif -r.^ii f.irm, 

 with graceful, pendulous bran.lil. i-. \ ar. intertexta, 

 Hort. Glaucous form, of vigor.. u, i.-r..\\tli. wiih r.in..t.-, 

 pendulous branches and distant. thi.kUli l.ran.lil.l^. 

 Var. Idtea.Hort. Of compact hal.it. v..unL; -r..\vtli d. ar 

 yellow. G.C.m. 20:721. Var. nana," Hort. '^ Dwarf, glo- 

 ijose habit ; with some variegated and glaucous forms. 

 There are also different variegated forms with the habit 

 of the type. 



obtiisa, Sieb. & Zucc. (CKpn'ssiis obfiisa, Koch. IM- 

 iiidspora obti(sa, Sieb. & Zucc. I . HiNOKI Ctpkess. 

 Tree, to 120 ft., with horizontal branches : branchlets 

 frond-like arranged, flattened, pendulous : lvs. bright 

 green and shining above, with whitish lines beneath, 

 thickish, obtuse, and very closely appressed, with a gland 

 on the back: cones globose, nearly J^in. in diam., brown. 

 Japan. S.Z. 121. G.C. 11.5:236 R H. 1869, p. 97.- 



CHAM^DAPHNE 287 



Var. 41bo-spica, Hort. Tips of branchlets whitish. Var. 

 aurea, Hort. Golden yellow. Var. breviriniea, Rehder 

 iC. brevirdmea. Max. Y&t. filicoldes, Hort.). Of slow 

 growth, with short and densely frond-like arranged 

 branchlets. G.C. 11,5:235. Var. grAciUs atirea, Hort. 

 Graceful form, foliage bright golden yellow when young, 

 changing later to greenish yellow. Var. lycopodioldes, 

 Carr. Low form, of somewhat irregular habit, with 

 spreading, rigid branches and thick, nearly quadrangu- 

 lar, dark green branchlets. Var. nina, Carr. Low form, 

 of slow growth, with short, deep green branchlets. Var. 

 p^ndula, Beissn. (C. pemliiln . Maxim.). Bran.li.s elon- 

 gated, thick and thread-lik.-. p. ii.inl..us. wiili f.-w .listant 

 branchlets. Var. pygmaea, ( 'arr. Very ihvarf f.irni, with 



horizontal, almo: 

 branched. Exce 

 pisifera, Sieb 

 Retindsporu ;./.• 

 PRESS. Fig. 4 

 branches : bran 

 and somewhat p. 

 shining above, v 

 lar. M-K in. in . 

 -This is, next tn 



l.ran.-hcs, densely frond-like 



I r. -ting form for rockeries. 



I I'liliresstts pisifera, Koch. 



.. ,'v Zucc). Saw ABA Cy- 



I.. mil ft., with horizontal 



- 1,. .!, .l:-i). li..usly arranged 



. ..late, pointed, 



'■.\: cones globu- 



, - ,: I :.:. ix.G. II. 5:237. 



'/..... III.- Iiar.jii-stspecies, and 



iiltntit.'.l, while the type is 



II. .ft. V. 1I..W foliage. Var. 



/'/./.-./. II. .rt. C.obtusaflli- 



." It. .1 and slender, thread- 



h .listant branchlets and 



..,(".11.5:237. Var. plu- 



.lense, conical habit : 



I !. slender branchlets of 



tibnhite, pointed and slightly 



Intermediate between the 



G.C. II. 5:236. Var^plumosa 



■. plu- 



some varieties ar.- njii. li 

 less planted. V:ir. aiirea 

 fiUfera, Hort-. (7,'. /;..-. n,.-; 



fera, Hort.). Bi '-. - . 



like, gracefully |- '- 

 lvs. Very de<-..r.- ! i- 



mdsa, Hort. 1; 

 branches alnn.-t . i. . :. 

 feathery appearain-e : lvs. 

 spreading, bright green, 

 type and var. squarrosn. 

 arg^ntea, Hort. Tips of branchlets whitish 

 mdsa aiirea, Hort. Young growth of golden yell 

 A very showy form. Var. squarrdsa, Beissn. & Hochst. 

 (Setiiiospora s/iiKirrosn, Sieb. & Zucc. S. leptochicla, 

 Zucc). Fig. 419. Densely branched, bushy tree or 

 shrub, with spreading, feathery branchlets : lvs. linear, 

 spreading, glaucous above, silvery below. A very dis- 

 tinct and beautiful variety. S.Z. 123. R.H. 1869, "p. 95, 

 and 1880, p. 37. Alfred Rehder. 



CHAM^DAPHNE (vhamai, dwarf, and daphne, the 

 lam-el in ancient Latin, alluding to its dwarf habit and 

 evergreen lvs.). Syn., Cassandra, ^'ricdceie. Leather 

 Leaf. Low shrub with evergreen, alternate small lvs.: 

 fls. nodding in terniitiiil. l.-;ify ract-mes: 

 corolla urceolatc-.i' 

 5 Included stamen- 



speci 



the 



northern hemisphere. Low, hardy 

 ornamental shrub, valuable for th. 

 earliness of its pretty white fls. I 

 thrives best in a peaty and sandy 

 moist soil. Prop, by seeds 

 S..W11 in sandy peat, only 

 sliu^htly or not covered, and 

 k.-pt nioist and shady ; also 

 l.y layers and suckers and 

 by cuttings from mature 

 wood in late summer under 



calyculita, Moench {Cas- 

 sandra calyculdta, Don). 

 Fig. 420. Shrub with spread- 

 ing or horizontal branches, 

 1-3 ft.: lvs short-petioled, 

 olilontr. obtuse, slightly ser- 

 riihit.- tind revolute at the 

 nitirL'iii-. .Inll green above 

 tin.l i-u-t\--l.-|.i.lote beneath: 

 Us. sli..rt ]..-iluncled, nod- 

 ding; corolla white, oblong, 

 about K in. long. B.M. 1286. 

 L. B. C. 6: 530; 15: 1464; 

 16:1582. Em. 423. - Var. 

 angustiiblla, Gray. Lvs. lin( 

 crisped at the margin. Var 

 less high, with horizontal branches. L.B.C. 9:862. 



Alfred Rehder. 



420. Chamasdaphne 



calyculata (X Ja). 



ir-lanceolate, undulate and 



n4na, Lodd. One foot or 



