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BIOTA. Chinese Arborvitae 



The Chinese Arborvitaes thrive in almost any soil, and will stand a great 

 deal of heat. They are, therefore, useful for planting in positions where they 

 must endure much sun during the winter months, as they will not brown as 

 quickly as the other evergreens. 



B. orientalis. Oriental Arborvitae. (Mm) Pyramidal bush, densely 

 clothed with fresh green foliage ; very hardy. 



B. orientalis, var. aurea. Golden Chinese Arborvitae. (Sm) Conical 

 in form ; medium size ; bright golden green foliage. 



B. orientalis, var. compacta. Compact Chinese Arborvitae. (JVD s) A 

 dwarf form, very compact and columnar; fresh green foliage. Valuable for 

 garden work where a fastigiate form is required. 



B. orientalis, var. elegantissima. Rollinson's Golden Arborvitae. (Sm) 

 Medium size; upright, pyramidal form; foliage tipped with yellow, giving 

 it a bright golden color, which turns bronze in winter. A rich and elegant 

 variety. 



B. orientalis, var. filiformis; syn., Japonicum. Thread - Branched 

 Arborvitae. (D s) Bushy form, with long, slender, drooping branches and 

 light green foliage. Hardy and rare. 



B. orientalis, var. semper-aurescens. Ever-Golden Arborvitae. (VD s) 



Of dense form, coloring well, and retaining its golden shading throughout 

 the year. 



CEDRUS. Cedar 



A class of trees that should be more widely planted, as they are among the 

 handsomest evergreens, and, while some of them may not be hardy in all positions, 

 it is always possible to select a sheltered location in which they will prove highly 

 satisfactory. 



C. Atlantica. Mt. Atlas Cedar. (M v) Pyramidal, open and airy form. 



Light silvery foliage, shorter and denser than that of the Cedar of Lebanon, 

 and very thick on upper side of branches. A vigorous and valuable tree. 



C. Atlantica, var. glauca. Mt. Atlas Silver Cedar. (M v) Similar to 

 C. Atlantica, except that the foliage is a decided and beautiful silvery blue. 



C. Deodara. Deodar, or Indian Cedar. (Mm) Pyramidal form ; branches 

 graceful and drooping; light foliage, of a silvery glaucous green. A beau- 

 tiful, vigorous tree. Not entirely hardy north of Philadelphia. (See plate 

 on page 7.) 



C. Libani. Cedar of Lebanon. (M v) A vigorous grower, with wide, 

 spreading, horizontal branches ; foliage dark green, massive and picturesque. 

 Somewhat tender when young, but makes a grand specimen. 



CEPHALOTAXUS. Yew 



C. Fortunei. Fortune's Yew. (S s) Of rounded, bushy form; long, 

 slender, drooping branches, with broad, dark green foliage. Fruit oblong, 

 fleshy, of dark purplish brown color. 



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