ON THE YORKSHIRE COAST 99 



Thuya gigantea. See Libocedrus decurrens, 

 Thuya Lobbi, and Thuya plicata. 



Thuya Lobbi (see also Thuya plicata). Some 

 fine young specimens upwards of 30 feet high are 

 growing in a sheltered place at Fyling Hall. There 

 is much difficulty in naming this species, as differ- 

 ent names are given to it by various authorities. 



Thuya occidentalis, Common or American 

 Arbor-vitae. To grow this tree well it should be 

 planted in rather deep, open soil. It thrives in 

 a low-lying situation or well raised on the banks 

 of streams, but generally it is of easy culture. 

 Good shelter is required by the sea, as it is liable 

 to be much cut up by the winds when exposed. 

 Evergreen; North America, 1596; height 40 to 

 50 feet. There are several varieties. 



Thuya orientalis, Chinese Arbor-vitae. A low 

 tree or bush 18 to 20 feet high. Evergreen ; 

 China and Japan, 1860. There are numerous 

 varieties of this species. 



Thuya plicata. " Thuya Lobbi is the true T. 

 plicata, but is more generally known as T. 

 gigantea" (Ed. Gardeners Chronicle). 



Tilia europ&a. See T. platyphyllos and T. 

 vulgaris. 



Tilia platyphyllos (syn. europad). This species 

 is the earliest to flower. Europe, Britain. 



Tilia vulgaris (syn. T. europczd), Lime Tree 

 or Linden. A good tree for the seaside, and 



