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To the left of it the small plant nearer the path is a Japanese 

 Yew and the narrower one behind it is an Irish Yew. 

 Next near the path the tallest of these small forms is 



Taxus cuspidata var. Hicksii, Hicks' Yew 



This is an upright form of the Japanese Yew developed and 

 sold by the Hicks Nurseries on Long Island. The specimen at 

 hand is rather poor. 



The two remaining small plants and the third similar one close 

 by very much resemble English Yews in their foliage and are apt 

 to be confusing. They were raised, however, from seed secured 

 from Japanese Yews in the Garden. 



Now we come to larger plants. The broad bushy one with 

 yellowish foliage in the background is a Golden English- Yew. 



This specimen shows the features of this variety very well in 

 contrast with the Variegated English- Yews we have passed. 



The next larger one along the path is a Japanese Yew and to 

 the left of it is another low spreading stiff Dwarf Japanese- Yew. 

 Directly behind this last one is a tree with drooping branches. It is 



Taxus baccata var. Jacksonii, Weeping English- Yew 

 This is a handsome weeping form of the English Yew. 

 The last three trees along the path are Japanese Yews. 

 Let us now turn down the path to the right. Three low dense 

 yews come into view, which are 



Taxus baccata var. procumbens or repandens, Prostrate 



English- Yew- 

 It is difficult to tell which of these two varieties the plants at 

 hand are. This applies as well to previously encountered speci- 

 mens of the Prostrate English- Yew. The distinction is of little 

 significance. 



Behind them the remaining stiff wide-spreading form is another 

 Dwarf Japanese-Yew. 



On the north side of the path we are now on are several more 

 yews. The tallest one is a Japanese Yew. The yellowish- or 

 brownish-tinted plants to the right of it with slender projecting 

 branches are Variegated English- Yews. The five lower and stiffer 

 forms remaining before us present some difficulty in an attempt to 



