CONIFERS 



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C. allumi is of an erect pyramidal growth, bluish in appearance 

 and very effective. This, though less well known, is a good seller. 

 Raised from cuttings. 



Erecta viridis is almost a type and has several forms. It grows 

 close and upright, of a pyramidal form, and is best during the first 

 twenty years of its existence. Possibly it might be considered stiff, 

 its rigidness suggesting that of a sentry on duty. It has a clear golden 

 form named " Lutea," another " Stewartii," a silvery, more spread- 

 ing form, " Silver Queen," a glaucous form, " Triomphe de Bos- 

 koop," a slender, fine-foliaged form " Gracilis " and several others. 

 Several of these are most quickly obtained by grafting on the type, 

 the green varieties generally being raised from cuttings. Then we 

 have the very beautiful Cupressus macrocarpa, one of the finest and 

 best, well known throughout the southern counties where it is 

 grown as specimens and also as hed- 

 ges. It transplants badly, hence it is 

 necessary to grow it in pots. It also 

 has a golden form, Macrocarpa lutea, 

 and this is propagated best by grafts. 

 The type is easily grown from seeds. 

 The whole of these mentioned may be 

 regarded as suitable lines and readily 

 saleable up to say 3 feet high, after 

 which they become too expensive for 

 market buyers. 



JUNIPERUS 



The Chinese (Juniperus sinensis) and 

 J. hibernica, the Irish juniper, are 

 popular useful kinds, but our experi- 

 ence is that most of the family sell 

 best at a young age as suitable subjects 

 for window-boxes. There are some 

 really beautiful varieties, but they are 

 more for private collections than for 

 ordinary use and are not to be found 

 on the market. Seed and cuttings. FlG< 23 .-.j unt p er us chtnensts 



