^NDOKRA TVltRSERIESm 
^Chestnut Hill, 'Philadelphia 
RETINOSPORA, continued 
R. filicoides. Fern-like Japan Cypress. ( Ss ) Bright green, pointed 
foliage, very dense and exquisitely fern-like. 
R. filifera. Thread-branched Japan Cypress. (M m) A tree of very 
elegant appearance, with bright green foliage. It is pyramidal in outline and 
particularly graceful on account of the ends of its shoots drooping in long fila¬ 
ments, some of which arc tessellated. 
R. filifera, var. argentea. Silver-tipped Japan Cypress. (Ss) In this 
form the bright green foliage is mottled with creamy white. Very distinct. 
R. filifera, var. aurea. Golden Thread-branched Japan Cypress. (Ss) 
A form of R. filifera , of a bright golden color ; a dwarfer grower. Valuable. 
R. filifera, var. aurea variegata. Golden Thread-branched Japan Cypress, 
u ^ ^ £ 00 ^ ^ orm » ,n which the foliage is mottled with golden yellow, and 
shows in strong contrast to the deep green foliage. 
R. leptoclada. Thuja-like Japan Cypress. (Mm) Of compact, pyram- 
idal form, with closely set, spreading branches and feathery branchlets. Foli¬ 
age glaucous green, silvery below. A beautiful, ornamental tree. 
R. lycopodioides. Club Moss Japan Cypress. (Ss) A unique specimen, 
foliage is deep green and closely resembles lycopodium. Rare and very fine. 
R. obtusa. Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress. (L r) The strongest grower 
of the family, and a handsome specimen. The color is a clear, pretty green ; 
ohage fern-like; habit drooping and graceful. This form cannot be over¬ 
valued for any ornamental use. 
^ 0 ^n U \ a ’ A Var ’ c ? m P acta * Compact Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress. 
, \D s) A very tidy grower, of bushy form; more compact than the variety 
R. obtusa gracilis. Good in form, foliage and color. A dwarf grower, but 
one of the best. 
R. obtusa, var. gracilis. Graceful Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress. (D s) 
Decidedly one of the best bushy evergreens. Like R. obtusa , its foliage is 
line, color good, habit graceful, but it makes a compact bush and holds form 
without shearing. Should be in every collection. 
R. obtusa, var. nana. Dwarf Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress. (VDs) The 
Of k CS ^ Retinosporas, but one of the best where a dwarf tree is desired, 
bushy growth, with very dense, short foliage of an extremely dark green, 
rich and pretty variety. This variety and its golden form can be used to 
good advantage in Japanese pots or jardinieres. 
°^^ sa ) var - n ^na aurea. Dwarf Golden Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress. 
11 S ™ * orm °f a rich golden color. A deeper shade than almost any 
golden evergreen, both old and new growth being of a full rich yellow. 
R. pisifera. Pea-fruited Japan Cypress. (L r) A more open grower 
t lan R. obtusa. The form is upright, branches long and somewhat pendulous 
at the ends; foliage light green, glaucous beneath and very feathery. A dis¬ 
tinct and beautiful variety. 
R. pisifera, var. aurea. Golden Pea-fruited Japan Cypress. (Lr) 
laractcristics same as R. pisifera , but of a bright golden yellow color. The 
new growth is extremely bright. A popular sort. 
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