Yew 



(452) 



Yucca 



durable, but it splits readily, and this, with the 

 hardness, militates against its use as timber. Its 

 elasticity stood it in good stead when the longbow 

 was in request, and the good " Yew bow " was a 

 necessary part of the household furniture, (t'or 

 otlier particulars, see TAXUS.) 



The Yew is not so frequently attacked by insect 

 and fungoid pests as the majority of the Conifers. 

 One of the gall midges (Cecidomyia Taxi) is nftrn 

 troublesome. The eggs are laid in the tips of the 

 branchiate, the larvte hatch, and the irritation they 



can easily be cut off and burned, with their con 

 tained larva;. This excision must be done when 

 the galls are young. The gall mite (Phvtoptus 

 Taxi) is a sterner foe. Its eggs are laid" in the 

 young buds as well as in the male and female 

 flowers. These all swell, and take on a bright. 

 yellow or red hue. The gall mites live between 

 the scales of the galls. As with the Big Bud in 

 Black Currants, the only reliable remedy is to cut 

 out and 'burn affected branches. Spraying- is 

 useless. 



A I'Aiit or HAXUSOMI-: Yiiws ix A BATH CAUDKN. 



set up causes the formation of a gall not unlike a 

 small cone in appearance. Unless these galls are 

 very numerous they do not do much mischief, and 

 they are so conspicuous upon small trees that they 



Yellom Cress (see Harbareaprierox and American 



Cress). 



Yellow Elder ( Teeoma stans) . 

 Yellom Ji/verlasting Flower, (Hi-lir/irysinu arena- 



rium). 



Yellow Harden Hamltmeed (Tolpis barbatii). 

 Yellow Iris (see Iris Pse/udaeorim). 

 Yellow Larkspur (see Iropeeolvm). 

 Yellom Battle (Rliin/mtlnts Crista-galli). 

 Yellow lidcltet (liarbarea rHlt/aris). 

 Yellow Hoot (Hydrastis eanadensis). 

 Yellow Star Flower (see titernbergia Intend). 

 Yellow Sultan (see Centaurea odorata and 



MosrJintri). 



Yellow Water Lily (see Nnpliar Intrant). 

 Yellow Weed, Dyer's (Reseda Litteola). 

 Yellom Wood (Claafattit tiwtoria, Oehrosia 



borbmiira, and Podoearpits). 

 Yellom-mort ( Chlora perfoliata). 



YUCCA. (ADAM'S NEEDLE, BEAU'S GRASS, 

 SPANISH BAYONET.) 



Description. Stove, greenhouse, and hardy 

 plants (ord. Liliacere), related to the Dracaenas and 

 the Cordylines. The hardy species, of which 

 august ifolia, filamentosa, and gloriosa aro notable 

 examples, are plants of very distinct habit, and 

 they, with their numerous varieties, are excellent 

 subjects for forming isolated clumps upon the lawn. 

 In corners of the rockery where succulent plants are 

 collected they form tine additions, and the well- 

 drained soil of the rockery is exactly to their liking. 

 Gloriosa is a good town plant. The Yuccas are of 

 comparatively slow growth, and most of them do 

 not flower until they have reached a good age. 

 The huge, erect panicle, with its pendulous 

 flowers, is a great attraction, but seeds seldom 

 ripen in this country. Filamentosa flowers freely 

 when young. 



Yew, Chinese (see Podoearpits). 



Yi-ir. Cliister-llnirered (see Crp/iulotaxiis). 

 Yen- Hall and -Mite (see Yew). 



