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and the Chinese " Pian-fa Hak " (everlasting lifej, on account 

 of its bright green appearance at all seasons. 



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 Biota Orientalis Sieboluii, Endlicher, Dr. Siebold's Japan 



Arbor- Vitae. 

 Syn. Biota Corajana, Siehold. 

 „ „ Orientalis incurvata. Knight. 

 „ Thuja Japonica, Hurt. 

 „ „ striata, Hort. 

 The Japanese name for this variety is " Kus-jak" (peacock's 

 tail), on account of its close fan-like branchlets and compact 

 general outline, resembling the tail of a peacock. 



Biota Orientalis elegantissima, Rollisson, the very elegant 



Chinese Arbor-Vitae. 



Syn. Thuja elegantissima, Hort. 



A very neat dwarf variety, obtained some three or four years 



ago from seed, by Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting. It has a 



much neater appearance and more erect habit than the Biota 



Orientalis aurea, with all the tips or points of the young shoots 



of a golden yellow colour during the summer and autumnal 



months. 



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 Biota Orientalis variegata, Endliclier, the Variegated 

 Chinese Arbor-Vitae. 

 The Japanese call this kind " Furi-hiba" (two-coloured tree 

 of life), and " Suri-hiba'^ (variegated tree of life), on account 

 of its having yellow and green branchlets intermixed all over 

 the plant. 



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 Biota Orientalis pyramidalis, Endlicher, the Tall Chinese 



Arbor- Vitse. 

 Syn, Biota Orientalis excelsa, Hort. 

 „ „ excelsa, Hort, 

 A fine tall pyramidal variety. 



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