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which droop like damp feathers. If you know the 

 EngHsh yew, you will be struck by the resemblance of 

 its leaves to those of the shrub before you, save that the 

 leaves are much longer and are whitish, not yellowish, 

 on the under sides. This whitish cast is a distinctive 

 feature, and will tell you at once that the shrub is 

 not Taxus baccata, but Cephalotaxus. There are two 

 bushes of it here, and they stand almost directly oppo- 

 site the lamp-post on your right. They are good 

 specimens of the Cephalotaxus Fortunei. Note their 

 low spreading form of growth, which is very differ- 

 ent from the more upright habit of Taxus baccata. 

 Cephalotaxus gets its name from its method of flow- 

 ering, breaking out its staminate flowers in clusters or 

 heads. It is a Japan growth and has a generally yew- 

 like appearance, but it does not grow into a tree. It 

 forms rather a wide-spreading bush, and its rich, 

 glossy, dark green (on upper sides) leaves will be 

 sure to arouse your enthusiasm. Indeed its leaves have 

 almost a satin-like finish. These leaves are linear, flat, 

 arranged in parallel rows (termed two ranked), and 

 are from two to three inches long. The tops droop 

 heavily. The yew's leaves are much shorter, stiffer and 

 more mucronate. The midrib is very prominent on 

 both sides of the leaves of Cephalotaxus. The fruit of 

 Cephalotaxus is also quite different from the fruit of 

 the yew. The latter bears a fleshy, crimson cup or 

 capsule, which contains the seed or nut, black when 

 ripe, which seems cleverly sunk in the cup about three- 

 fourths down. The fruit of the Cephalotaxus has its 

 nut completely incased by the pulp-like covering.. 



