RETINOSPORA, continued 



R. filicoides. Fern-like Japan Cypress. (Ss) Bright green, pointed 

 foliage, very dense and exquisitely fern-like. 



R. filifera. Thread -branched Japan Cypress. (Mm) A tree of very 

 elegant appearance, with bright green foliage. It is pyramidal in outline and 

 particularly graceful on account of the ends of its shoots drooping in long fila- 

 ments, some of which are tessellated. 



R. filifera, var. argentea. Silver-tipped Japan Cypress. (Ss) In this 

 form the bright green foliage is mottled with creamy white. Very distinct. 



R. filifera, var. aurea. Golden Thread-branched Japan Cypress. (Ss) 

 A form of R. filifera, of a bright golden color ; a dwarfer grower. Valuable. 



R. filifera, var. aurea variegata. Golden Thread -branched Japan Cypress. 

 (D s) A good form, in which the foliage is mottled with golden yellow, and 

 shows in strong contrast to the deep green foliage. 



R. leptoclada. Thuja-like Japan Cypress. (Mm) Of compact, pyram- 

 idal form, with closely set, spreading branches and feathery branchlets. Foli- 

 age glaucous green, silvery below. A beautiful, ornamental tree. 



R. lycopodioides. Club Moss Japan Cypress. (S s) A unique specimen. 

 Foliage is deep green and closely resembles lycopodium. Rare and very fine. 



R. obtusa. Obtuse -leaved Japan Cypress. (L r) The strongest grower 

 of the family, and a handsome specimen. The color is a clear, pretty green ; 

 foliage fern-like ; habit drooping and graceful. This form cannot be over- 

 valued for any ornamental use. 



R. obtusa, var. compacta. Compact Obtuse -leaved Japan Cypress. 

 (> s) A very tidy grower, of bushy form; more compact than the variety 

 R. obtusa graciln. Good in form, foliage and color. A dwarf grower, but 

 one of the best. 



R. obtusa, var. gracilis. Graceful Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress. (Ds) 

 Decidedly one of the best bushy evergreens. Like R. obtusa, its foliage is 

 fine, color good, habit graceful, but it makes a compact bush and holds form 

 without shearing. Should be in every collection. 



R. obtusa, var. nana. Dwarf Obtuse -leaved Japan Cypress. (VD s) The 

 dwarfest of the Retinosporas, but one of the best where a dwarf tree is desired. 

 Of bushy growth, with very dense, short foliage of an extremely dark green. 

 A rich and pretty variety. This variety and its golden form can be used to 

 good advantage in Japanese pots or jardinieres. 



R. obtusa, var. nana aurea. Dwarf Golden Obtuse -leaved Japan Cypress. 

 (FD s) A form of a rich golden color. A deeper shade than almost any 

 golden evergreen, both old and new growth being of a full rich yellow. 



R. pisifera. Pea -fruited Japan Cypress. (L r) A more open grower 

 than R. obtusa. The form is upright, branches long and somewhat pendulous 

 at the ends ; foliage light green, glaucous beneath and very feathery. A dis- 

 tinct and beautiful variety. 



R. pisifera, var. aurea. Golden Pea -fruited Japan Cypress. (L r) 

 Characteristics same as R. pisifera, but of a bright golden yellow color. The 

 new growth is extremely bright. A popular sort. 



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