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THE CULTIVATED EVERGREENS 



more or less ascending at the extremities; it is a thinner tree than the other 



species of the genus and is likely to lose its lower branches rather early. 



Var. aurea, Carr. Golden Sawara C. A form with golden-yellow foliage. 



Var. sulphiirea, Schelle. A form with light yellow foliage. 



Var. filifera, Beiss. {Retinosporafilifera, Standish. C. ohtusa filifera, Hort.). 



Thread Retinispora. Fig. 38. Branches elongated and slender, tliread-like, 



gracefully pendulous, with distant branchlets and leaves. Very decorative 



forms. Var. "filifera aurea," Beiss. A form of var. filifera with the young 



growth golden-yellow. Var. "filifera avireo-variegata," Beiss. A form of 



var. filifera with the branchlets variegated with yellow, but less elongated 



and less thread-like. 



Var. plumosa, Beiss. {Retinospora 

 plumosa, Veitch). Plume Retinis- 

 pora. Of dense, conical habit; 

 branches almost erect, with slender 

 branchlets of feathery appearance: 

 leaves subulate, pointed and slightly 

 spreading, bright green. Intermediate 

 between the tj^je and var. squarrosa. 

 Var. "plumosa argentea," Beiss. 

 SiLVERTip Retinispora. Tips 

 of branchlets whitish. Var. 

 'plumosa aurea," Beiss. {Reti- 



37. Chamaecj'paris pisifera. 



38. Chamaecyparis pisifera 

 var. filifera. 



