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winter, and well adapted for lawns and small gardens. C. L. 

 erecta vii-idis (Knap Hill Cypress) is of erect, dwarf, bushy growth, 

 the branches being clothed with bright green leaves. It is very 

 distinct and popular. For winter bedding, and also for planting 

 beside terrace walks, and in positions where the more vigorous 

 growers would be inadmissible, it is useful. Its sub-variety^ 

 argenfea, is a pretty variegated 

 form. C. L. Fj-aseri is of much 

 the same habit as Ali(i?ii, but the 

 foliage is of a far more glaucous 

 hue. C. L. glaiica is of shorter 

 stature, denser in growth 

 than the type, very 

 effective, and very useful 

 for decorative planting. 

 C. L. gi'acilis forms 

 a bushy specimen for 

 the lawn, with slender 

 branches and leaves of 

 a cheerful green ; it 

 grows freely on dry soils, 

 and is a lovely variety 

 for placing in vases for 

 winter decoration. C. L. 

 hitea {flavesceiis) is the 

 best of the golden-leaved 

 varieties ; it is of good 

 habit, the young growths 

 and leaves being quite 

 yellow, which colour it 

 retains longer than any 

 of its class. C. L. nana 

 is a very dwarf-growing 

 variety, rarely exceeding 

 2ft. in height, and is 

 better adapted for the 

 rockery than for the or- 

 dinary shrubbery border. 

 It is slow in growth, and 

 forms a dense bush, with 

 stiff erect branches and 



deep green leaves. Of all the Silver-leaved Lawson's Cypresses, 

 that named Silver Queen stands head and shoulders above its 

 congeners. It is free in growth, with a hardy constitution, very 

 handsome, and well adapted for the garden or park. It is very 

 vigorous, and retains its silvery-grey tint for a long time. C. L. 

 Wisselii, a very rare and graceful variety, is well adapted for 

 gardens of restricted areas. It is distinct, compact, with erect 



Fig. 314. — CupRESSus macrocarpa. 



