62 DECORATIVE PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS 



favourable conditions. It is, however, one of those shrubs which, 

 up to a certain age and size, are genuinely ornamental ; and this 

 particular variety is so distinct and outstanding that it must always 

 be given its place in a collection. It is, with the above reservation, 

 a very suitable garden plant and one not likely to outgrow the space 

 allotted to it. Propagated from cuttings. 



T. borealis very closely resembles Cupressus lawsoniana y but is 

 much darker in colour. It makes a handsome pyramid, and we have 

 seen magnificent specimens in parks and grounds. The ordinary 

 market nurseryman would probably give the preference to the better- 

 known cupressus, but he would still do well to include a few of these 

 thujaopsis in his collection. 



