COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS TREES 171 



Taxus baccata elegantissima is beautifully 

 variegated. Taxus haccata fastigata is the Irish 

 yew, which is an upright variety. 



Yews grow extremely well at Hampton Court, 

 and other parts of the country, and are useful for 

 hedges. 



The yew-tree attains a great age, some English 

 yews are about 2,000 years old. The wood of the 

 yew was used for making bows, and by an Act of 

 Edward IV., every Englishman was obliged to 

 possess a bow of his own height. 



Thuja {Thuja occidentalis, arbor vitae, Natural 

 Order, Coniferse) is a hardy evergreen tree with 

 scaly leaves. It grows in a deep moist loam. 



The ashes of the arbor vitse contain in 1 00 parts : — 



The arbor vitse is valuable for many purposes, 

 such as hedges, shrubbery planting, for screens to 

 unsightly objects, and shelter to more tender 



