Retinispora 
or Cupressus obtusa densa 
Garden Variety. 
Nat. Order: Conirer. Tribe: CUuPRESSINEA. 
Cupressus obtusa densa, Hort, supra; C. obtusa compacta, Veitch, 
Manual, ed. ii. 221; Retinispora obtusa compacta, Hort. 
This seems to be a garden variety of an older form, 
introduced from Japan many years ago under the name of 
R. obtusa compacta. It has an upright, compact habit of 
growth, with foliage of a very rich dark green colour. It 
is distinct from any other Retinisfora (or Chamecyparis, 
as people sometimes call it), and from its present 
appearance I do not think it will ever grow to any great 
size. It is well furnished with foliage from the ground, and 
is so hardy that it will succeed in nearly all situations. It 
does well in soil composed of equal parts of peat and loam. 
Spach’s genus Chamecyparis, although retained on the Con- 
tinent, is not accepted by British botanists. (See Veitch’s 
‘Manual of Coniferz,” p. 200, second edition.) 
77 
