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cones oval to oval-oblong, about Yi inch long, brownish-yellow, with 

 usually 2 pairs of fertile scales; seeds J/^ inch long. Nova Scotia to Mani- 

 toba, south to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Illinois. — Introduced to 

 France about 1550. Hardy as far north as Canada and in sheltered posi- 

 tions even in Manitoba. More than 50 garden forms are known; they are 

 favorite evergreens, particularly in colder regions, while the type is used for 

 hedges and shelter plantations. 



Forms distinguished by color: Var. alba, Nichols, (var. albo-spica, Beiss. 

 var. Queen Victoria, Ilort.). Queen Victoria A. Tips of young branchlets 

 white. Var. argentea, Carr. (var. alho-variegata, Beiss.). Branclilets varie- 

 gated silvery-white. Var. Vervaeneana, Henk. & Hochst. Verv^ne A. Of 

 smaller and denser habit than the type; branclilets slenderer, with yellowish 

 foliage, bronzy in winter. Var. "Douglasii aurea," Hort. Douglas Golden A. 

 A vigorously growing form with bronzy-yellow foliage. Var. semperaurea, 

 Hort. A vigorous form with golden-yellow foliage. Var. Colvimbia, Hort. 

 Columbia A. Plate XX. Strong habit; foliage broad, with a beautiful silvery 

 variegation. Var. lutea, Gord. (var. elcgantissima, Hort. var. "George Peabody 

 Golden"). George Peabody A. Pyramidal form, with bright yellow foliage. 

 Var. axirea, Nichols. Broad bushy form, with deep yellow foliage; also 

 Meehan's Golden has yellow foliage. Var. lutescens, Hesse (var. Wareana 

 lutescens, Hesse). A form of var. robusta with bright or dark yellow 

 foliage. Var. avireo-variegata, Beiss. (var. aurea viaculata, Hort. var. 

 Wareana aurea, Hort.). Goldspot A. Foliage variegated with golden-yellow. 



Pyramidal or fastigiate forms: Var. robusta, Carr. (var. Wareana, Beiss. 

 T. caucasica, T. tatarica, and T. sibirica, Hort.). Siberian A. Pyramidal 

 tree, lower and denser than the type, with stouter branchlets; foliage bright 

 green. Very desirable form. Var. Riversi, Beiss. Rivers A. Compact 

 pyramidal form with yellowish-green foliage. Var. plicata, Mast. ( T. plicata. 

 Pari., not Don. T. Wareana, Booth). Moss A. Pyramidal tree, darker and 

 denser than the type; branchlets short, rigid, much flattened: foliage dis- 

 tinctly glandular, brownish dark green above, bluish-green beneath. Var. 

 theodonensis, Beiss. (var. magnifica, Hort.). Vigorous form of upright habit 

 with broad thickish branclilets and dark green foliage. Var. fastigiata, 

 Jaeger (var. fyramidalis, Hort. var. columnaris, Hort.). American Pyram- 

 idal A. Columnar form with short branches. Var. viridis, Beiss. (var. ereda 

 viridis, Hort.). American Green A. Compact pyramidal form with upright 

 branches and dark green lustrous foliage. Var. Rosenthali, Ohlend. Rosen- 

 thal A. Columnar form with dark green lustrous foliage. "Douglasii 

 pyramidalis," Spaeth. Douglas Pyramidal A. Dense pyramidal form with 

 short, densely branched, fern-like branches often cristate at the ends. Var. 

 filicoides, Beiss. Fernleaf A. Densely branched, narrow, pyramidal form 

 with the ultimate branchlets short and regularly pinnately arranged. Var. 



