128 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



of withstanding the New England winters. Sub- 

 sequently this tree was discovered in Idaho. Seeds 

 obtained from that state have furnished us with a 

 perfectly hardy race, which grows freely and possesses 

 all the good qualities of an Arborvitae. The branches 

 are close set, spreading and much ramified at the 

 distal end; the branchlets are slender, often zig- 

 zag or curved, and the densely appressed leaves are 

 yellowish green on the exposed side and much darker 

 on the other. 



The native Arborvitae or White Cedar (7\ occiden- 

 talis) is a rather small tree seldom exceeding sixty feet 

 in height and is usually only from thirty to forty feet. 

 The outline is narrow conical or columnar, and the 

 foliage light to dull green. This tree is very hardy, 

 and under cultivation a great many distinct forms 

 have originated, some with yellow and others with 

 white variegation, and a number are low growing 

 and most compact in habit. The dwarf forms 

 will be dealt with later, but it may be stated here 

 that the forms of this tree afford the greatest variety 

 of hardy Arborvitae that we possess. 



Among the taller-growing kinds worthy of at- 

 tention are: Vervaeneana, a smaller and denser tree 

 than the type, with young branchlets deep golden 

 yellow, changing in winter to brownish orange and 



