THE YEW. 389 



Taxus baccata CflESHUNTENSis, W. Paul, the Cheshuut Yew. 



A nice variety, with rather a pyramidal habit of growth, ia 

 the way of Taxus baccata sparsifolia, but with the leaves 

 smaller and more closely disposed all round the shoots ; the 

 spray is also much slenderer and more twiggy, with the leaves 

 of a bright glossy green. 



It was raised by Mr. William Paul, of the Cheshunt Nursery, 

 from a seed of the Irish Yew, and appears to stand midway 

 between the common and Irish Yews, but less formal than the 

 latter, and grows twice as fast. 



Taxus baccata Dovastoni, Loudon, Dovaston's Yew. 



Syn. Taxus Dovastoni, Hort. 

 „ „ pendula, Hort. 



„ baccata horizontalis, Sort. 

 „ „ umbraculifera, Hort. 

 This variety only differs from the ordinary kind in having 

 its principal branches growing horizontal or pendent, and its 

 brancblets quite drooping; a very striking and handsome 

 variety. 



Taxus baccata DovASTONt variegata, Hort. 



A handsome, pendulous, variegated variety of the Shropshire 

 Yew, -with all the leaves when young broadly edged with 

 golden yellow ; but which, when fully matured, change to a 

 bright green, edged with silvery white. 



Taxus baccata epaceioides, W. Paul, the Epacris-like Yew, 



This is a rather dwarf and somewhat spreading variety,- 

 with small light green leaves. A pretty and distinct variety. 



Taxus BACOA^A eRECta, Loudon, the Erect Common Yew. 

 Syn. Taxus striata, Ho^± 

 ^, „ erecta, Hort. • 

 „ „ pyramidalis, Knight. 



